PANJIM: The Directorate of Mines and Geology released Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for transportation of major minerals both within the State and the mineral transported from outside the State.
The department has made it mandatory for all the vehicles involved in transportation to be registered on Bhumija portal. All the vehicles must be fitted with GPS device and integrated with Bhumija, the SOP adds.
It is mandatory to integrate the weighbridges with Bhumija both at the source of loading the mineral and destination location of unloading the mineral. In case of transportation of major mineral to Goa from other States, trip sheet is to be generated at the source location either by the transport contractor registered with the Directorate of Mines and Geology or by the user.
Non-compliance of SOP will be viewed seriously, states the order issued by Director of Mines and Geology Dr S Shanbhogue.
