Jammu and Kashmir Forest Minister Lal Singh has asked law enforcement agencies to seize vehicles and other machines of a road construction company for dumping debris on the forest land at the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Expressing concern on illegal dumping of debris in the forest by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and other companies, the minister instructed the law enforcement agencies to seize three trippers and two JCB machines at Nashri along the highway, a spokesperson said.
The minister also gave instructions to seize a tipper at Mehar Ramban and another tipper at Sherbibi near Chamalwas and
Directed the construction company to adhere to the terms and conditions of the contract agreement, he said.
Singh directed the district administration Ramban to issue instructions to National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and other executing agencies not to dump debris in Forests land, adding such practices badly affects the beauty of the ecology.
