Four trucks detained for illegal sand mining

Vadodara: Four trucks were detained for illegally ferrying sand and quartz stones from Goma river near Ghoghamba in Panchmahal district on Sunday.
The trucks were detained after district collector ordered a raid in the area following complaints from locals residing near the riverbank.
The trucks were ferrying sand and quartz stones to different parts of the district.One of the four teams formed by Panchmahal district collector kept a watch and seized the trucks and detained its four drivers.
"The collectorate had passed the order to conduct a raid after receiving complaints from the residents of the riverbed area. We were working from 6am and it was afternoon by when we detained the trucks. Further investigations will be done by the mining department," said Godhra sub-divisional magistrate said P S Prajapati.
The drivers were detained as they had failed to produce permits and other necessary documents.