Haryana minister to seek legal tag for mining in Nuh

Forest minster Moolchand Sharma said that an appeal would be made to the judiciary through Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal to allow mining in the Aravalli region legally

Gurugram: Haryana minister Moolchand Sharma, Mines and Geology, on Sunday inaugurated several projects at the Mini Secretariat, and said that the state government is likely to approach the judiciary administration for resuming legal mining activities across the state at the earliest, said officials.

The Nuh mine where DSP Surendra Singh was killed. (ANI)

Sharma said that they will approach the judiciary system, through Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, to resume “legal mining activities in the Aravalli region” at the earliest.

“The government will try its best... so that mining is allowed in Mewat district of Haryana, on the lines of Rajasthan,” Sharma said.

Highlighting the murder of Nuh deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Surender Singh while he was on duty on July 19, Sharma said the authorities will ensure that such untoward incidents do not take place in the state. The killing of the Nuh DSP by the mining mafia had brought under the national spotlight the malaise of illegal mining in Nuh district.

“We will ensure precautionary measures are in place to prevent such untoward incidents... Mining is legal in some parts of the Aravallis in the neighboring state of Rajasthan, and we will try to implement that in Haryana as well.”