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Nagpur: Land titles distributed to 500 Mihan-hit Khapri families

NAGPUR: Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday handed over land allotment documents to project-affected families from Khapri (Railway) under the Mihan rehabilitation scheme, declaring that the long-pending demand for justice to the region’s displaced residents was now met. Out of 765 eligible beneficiaries in Khapri, 500 received pattas (land ownership documents). The remaining 265 are expected to receive theirs soon. The function was held on the premises of a school at the rehabilitated layout in Mihan. “Under the leadership of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, we are committed to ensuring that no beneficiary is left behind. The Mihan project-affected persons…

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Maharashtra government plans to curb illegal sand mining through drones

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said drones will be deployed to survey minor mineral mining zones in the state as part of the government’s efforts to curb illegal sand mining and quarrying. He said the government aims to complete a comprehensive measurement of all mining zones in the state over the next three months. “To curb illegal excavation of sand and minor minerals, we have decided to carry out drone-based surveys of mining areas,” Bawankule said on Thursday. The minister said that the data collected through the drone surveys will be submitted to the district collectors and uploaded…