Jammu November, Nov. 24 -- Divisional commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today asked the Director Geology and Mining to submit Action Taken Report to stop/ prevent illegal mining of minor minerals from River Tawi Bed.

He passed the directions here at a meeting with concerned officers convened to review the implementation of Jammu and Kashmir High Court directions.

The meeting was attended by Commissioner JMC, Director Tourism, Director Urban Local Bodies, Director Geology and Mining, ADC Jammu, SP South Jammu, besides officers of Irrigation and flood control, JDA and other concerned.

Pertinent to mention that a multi member committee comprising officers of concerned departments has been constituted to prevent illegal mining from River T...