Authorities in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district have seized five brick kilns that were found operating without any registration or documents.
An official told Good Morning Kashmir that Naib-Tehsildar Chadoora along with field staff visited village Nowbug and sealed five brick kilns after they were found operating without registration.
He said 71-P, NEX, 7N, PQ2 and 65D were found violating the norms and thus have been seized.
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Meanwhile, DC Budgam has directed ADC Dr. Nasir Ahmad to revisit the status of demolition of illegal brick kilns.
He said as already notified 36 brick kilns across the district were found running unauthorisedly, not following and meeting all requisite parameters and guidelines and thus demolition process shall be initiated immediately.
In addition he also directed to take all necessary action against those involved in overcharging and violating the norms of rates fixed for raw materials, processed minerals and brick loads, lodge FIRs wherever necessary, penalize the offenders, seize vehicles and confiscate them under rule.
