By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP Government led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has taken strong note of illegal sand mining in the State and started action against Government officials those who promoting sand theft .
In major development, the Odisha Government has ordered the suspension of Deputy Director of Mines (DDM), Jajpur Circle, Jay Prakash Nayak, and Jagatsinghpur District Mining Officer (DMO), Satish Kumar Tarai, for their alleged involvement in large-scale sand theft.
The suspension orders were issued by Steel and Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena. On November 27, Jagatsinghpur Collector J. Sonal had issued show-cause notices to both the Jajpur DDM and the Jagatsinghpur DMO for their alleged failure to conduct regular raids on sand quarries in their respective jurisdictions.
