Drive to stop illegal soil extraction, trolley owner fined Tk 50,000 in Jaldhaka
Md. Ramzan Ali, Jaldhaka (Nilphamari)
A mobile court has fined Md. Abdus Salam (38) a trolley owner Tk 50,000 for illegally extracting soil for commercial purposes in Jaldhaka, Nilphamari.
The drive was conducted in the Dakurdanga area of Jaldhaka Municipality on Thursday afternoon. Jaldhaka Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Habibur Rahman led the drive.
According to administrative sources, a group has been illegally extracting soil from various places, including agricultural land, for commercial purposes in the Dakurdanga area for a long time. This has not only disrupted the balance of the environment, but also threatened the fertility of arable land and agricultural production.
Based on a tip-off, a mobile court conducted a raid in the area on Thursday afternoon. At that time, the trolley owner Md. Abdus Salam was fined Tk 50,000 as per the Balumahal and Soil Management Act, 2010 (amended 2013) for illegally extracting soil. Later, the fine was collected immediately.
The convicted Abdus Salam is the son of Moja Mamud of the Cherenga Maidan area.
Jaldhaka Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Habibur Rahman said that such raids will continue to protect the balance of the environment, preserve the fertility of agricultural land and stop illegal soil extraction.
