New legislation will recover the property of illegal mining in Karnataka: HK Patil

Bengaluru, September 10 (IANS). The Karnataka government has decided to draft an important bill to seize the assets obtained from illegal mining in the state. This information was given by the Act and the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, HK Patil. HK Patil said: “The purpose of this law is to compensate the great financial losses to the state of illegal mining. The bill will not only stop illegal mining in the future, but also bring back the earnings from previous illegal activities.” He said that the problem of illegal mining in Karnataka was not only limited to Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts, but that it was distributed in every part of the state. Shared shocking revelations made by different committees. In a report by Lokayukta, there is a loss of Rs 12,000 crore of illegal mining around 2010. In addition, a sub-mantra committee, which was by the main minister on July 5, 2015, found that illegal assets worth Rs 78,000 crore were lost, according to the 2010-11 market price. Patil also said that according to the estimates from 2013 to 2018, this figure could rise to one Lakh Crore calls. The government brings a new law to recover this illegal earnings. Under this Act, a chief removal officer will be appointed, which has the right to appoint the employees needed for this task. He said that this officer will identify all the individuals and businesses who have earned profit from illegal mining and the process will begin to seize their property. The bill will cover all cases of illegal mining in the state, regardless of it, this has happened in any district. HK Patil said a repair officer will be appointed soon so that this process can be continued quickly. This step of the government is a difficult message for illegal miners and will ensure that the state can compensate the loss. -Ians SARTHAK/GKT shares this story tags