CHANDIGARH: Marking a decisive push towards transparent and regulated mineral extraction, Punjab Mining and Geology Minister Sh. Barinder Kumar Goyal today launched Crusher Owner Mining Sites in Punjab starting from district Pathankot. Sh. Goyal asserted that this initiative will ensure adequate availability of sand and aggregates in the market and further tighten enforcement to curb illegal mining across the State.
On the occasion, agreements for two Crusher Owner Mining Sites were signed in the presence of the Mining and Geology Minister, crusher owners, land owners and senior departmental officials. The Cabinet Minister informed that these two sites together will cover an area of 4.46 hectares. With the signing of these agreements, the Department has operationalised a structured framework that links mineral extraction directly with registered crushing units under approved mining plans and environmental safeguards.
He said, "Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Government is firmly committed to providing sand and other minerals at affordable prices to the people of Punjab. The operationalisation of Crusher Owner Mining Sites and Land Owner Mining Sites will significantly enhance the authorised supply of minor minerals, which in turn will stabilise and rationalise market rates."