Patiala district administration to tighten noose around illegal activities; no one will be spared-DC
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
District Magistrate Sandeep Hans, at a joint meeting with Harcharan Singh Bhullar and other civil and police officials of the district, asked them to act as per the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi to stop drug trafficking and illegal mining in the district.
He said that as per the Mining Act nobody or institution would be allowed to carry out any kind of excavation / transportation without the permission of the Mining Department. He asked the Mining Officer present in the meeting to ensure that there should be no illegal mining activity in the district by adding that if someone approaches for grant of approval for mining, he would be given approval without any delay. He also asked the district police to crack down on illegal mining heavily.
Discussing the law and order situation in the district with SSP Harcharan Singh Bhullar, the Deputy Commissioner emphasized that the surveillance should be extended to the grass root level to curb drug trafficking in the district so that the police liaisons could function actively to report promptly about any illegal activity in their areas. He also asked the police force to be more vigilant to curb criminal activities in the district.
The Deputy Commissioner directed the police and the civil officials to be more strict on the influx of paddy from other states by forming joint teams. He said that even a single vehicle carrying paddy from other state, should not be allowed to enter the district.
Addressing the SDMs and DSPs, Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Hans directed them to work in full coordination in their respective sub divisions and meet the people and resolve the problems faced by them on priority basis.He also said that education and sports activities would be encouraged in the villages to keep the youth away from drug addiction. Instructing to identify the critical and sensitive booths in the villages, in view of the 2022 Assembly elections, he said that efforts should be made now to avoid the untoward situation during elections.
SSP Harcharan Singh Bhullar agreed with the District Magistrate and directed all the police officers present in the meeting to keep a close watch on drug smuggling and criminals as Patiala district was connected to the inter-state boundaries and have more prone to such activities. He asked the Circle Officers (DSPs) to work in full coordination with the SDMs of their respective sub divisions so that besides policing, a fear free environment could be provided to the general public.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Gautam Jain, SDM Patran and Dudhan Sadhan Ankurjit Singh, SP Dr Mehtab Singh, SP (H) Harkamal Kaur, SP (Traffic & Security) Palwinder Singh Cheema, SDM Samana Swati Tiwana, SDM Patiala Charanjit Singh, SDM Nabha Kannu Garg, Assistant Commissioner (G) Jasleen Kaur Bhullar, all DSPs, District Revenue Officer Mukesh Kumar, Executive Engineer, Drainage, Raman Bains and Tehsildars among others were also present in the meeting.
October 22,2021
