100 truckloads of sand, gravel ‘mined’ near Bharatgarh railway bridge in Ropar

A case of alleged illegal mining on a commercial scale in the Kundlu rivulet near Bharatgarh has come to light, with local residents claiming that nearly 100 truckloads of sand and gravel were extracted from the area near a railway bridge on the night of September 5-6. According to villagers, heavy earthmoving machinery was deployed [...]