Over 200 cases booked across the State
PANJIM, FEB 26: In a major crackdown on the mining trucks violating laws, the State Transport department on Saturday detained 23 trucks and booked over 200 cases across the state.
The extensive drive, which kicked-off today morning against overloaded trucks in the mining belt managed to detain around 23 trucks in North Goa itself registering 103 cases.
“Apart from overloading, the trucks were moving without valid documents and licence from the mining department,” Director Transport Arun Desai said adding that many were found without the additional plank.
All these detained trucks have been kept at Dodamarg, Bhamai, Pale and Bicholim under police security.
The department has also registered 119 cases in South Goa of which 42 were booked for overloading alone.
“Here most of the trucks are been booked for two different offences- overloading and non availability of document,” director said.
Desai said that maximum violation was seen in areas of Sanvordem, Rivona and Zambavli.
After much protest on trucks overloaded with ore, the transport department has swung in action.
The department on February 22 had issued notices to the mining firms asking to abide by the High Court directives on overloading of the trucks failing which department would confiscate the trucks, laden with ore.
The Court in its directives had said that if any truck engaged in the transportation of ore is found violating any of the measures three times in a year, the permit of the truck will be suspended.
As per the regulations for the mineral ore transportation in the state of Goa, the Court has ordered, that the trucks loaded at dispatched point shall carry ore only to the extent of permitted capacity that is 10.5 tonnes for six wheelers.
“The mining companies have been directed to have their own weighbridges at the point of loading itself and no truck bearing ore would be permitted to the leave the premises unless its weight is measured,” it adds.
“The department will go very strong to curb the increasing overloading of trucks. If required police protection will be also sought,” Desai said adding that from Monday the department officials will visit the respective mining sites from where the ore is being loaded.
