Srinagar, July 11 -- Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, held a comprehensive review of the operations and future strategies of the Department of Geology and Mining in a meeting here Thursday.
During the deliberations, the Chief Secretary laid strong emphasis on leveraging technology to curb the illegal mining across the Union Territory. He directed the department to adopt tools such as GPS tracking, RFID tagging and geo-fencing, along with development of real-time monitoring systems to generate actionable triggers against the violators. He underscored the importance of creating sufficient deterrence, especially against habitual offenders, to ensure strict compliance and transparency in mining operations.
Dulloo further called for expediting th...