Rohtak, May 25 -- A team from irrigation and water resources department, Haryana has observed severe violations and illegal sand mining activities at Asadpur village in Sonepat by mining company M/s Zelkova Buildcon Pvt. Ltd and directed the company to their stop mining operation.

On May 22, a team of four officials comprising superintending engineer RK Bodwal, executive engineers- Ashish Kaushik, Gulshan Kumar and sub-divisional officer Himanshu visited the site and found that the mining company is carrying out illegal mining activities.

In a letter to chief engineer, Yamuna Water Services (South), Delhi, irrigation and water resources department, four officials submitted a report, "the company is illegally excavating sand minerals dir...