Bhaktapur–The Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, has imposed a ban on illegal trade and extraction of sand, announcing strong actions to the violators.
Organizing a meeting of the operators of sand depots in Metropolitan Police Range Bhaktapur and Metropolitan Police Circle Thimi on Friday, the police issued such directive by warning to shun the illegal trade of sand.
Those run without taking approval from the District Coordination Committee, the sand-loaded truck from other districts mainly from Kavre without bill receipts and others run without being registered would be booked, the police said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Himalaya Kumar Shrestha said that the sand mines and depots would be closed adding that the police have already asked the operators of depots not to bring and trade the construction materials including soil and sand. Those evading taxes and running without receipt bills would be booked.
In the district, some illegally run sand mines are still operating their business. RSS
