Lohagara Correspondent: Lohagara upazila administration raided various areas including Dhinyar Bill, Hangar and Chafura canals in Jangal Padua area of Upazila Padua Union and seized two lakh cubic feet of sand.
The campaign was conducted on Wednesday, November 2 from 11 am to 3 pm.
Lohagara Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Shahjahan led the campaign. Sharfuddin Khan Saeedee of Padua Union Land Office and members of police and Ansar forces were in cooperation. No one was found involved in illegal sand extraction during the operation. According to the locals, an organized gang has been carrying on trade in illegal sand mining for a long time. The government lost a lot of revenue.
Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) said that the operation was conducted in view of the complaints of the people of the area. It is said that the seized sands have been kept in the custody of Padua Union Land Officer.
