Case Registered Against Those Involved in Illegal Excavation Kalyan: Although the Revenue Department had officially sanctioned a mining lease to a businessman, it was discovered that illegal stone excavation was being carried out on government land adjacent to that property. Consequently, a complaint has been filed at the kalyan taluka Police Station against a total of nine individuals, including the mining lease owner and other landowners from the Kamba area. An investigation is currently underway. The Details of the Violation The complaint was lodged by Preeti Bhaskar Ghude, the Circle Officer of the Mharal division. Based on her report, the police have registered a case against the leaseholders and landowners under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Act. * Location: The Revenue Department has sealed stone quarries in the Mharal and Kamba areas. * The Subject: In March 2025, a government mining lease was granted to Murli Walecha, a businessman from Ulhasnagar, for government land under Survey No. 55-1 in the Kamba jurisdiction. * The Findings: A survey conducted by the Deputy Superintendent of the Land Records Department revealed that excavation was being carried out illegally beyond the permitted boundaries without necessary permissions. Orders to Submit Report Tehsildar Vikas Garudkar has issued orders to the Land Records Department to measure the excavated government land using ETS (Electronic Total Station) machines and submit a formal report. The measurement has made it clear that the leaseholder and other landowners violated regulations by encroaching upon and illegally excavating stone from government land outside the area officially sanctioned by the District Collector. This report was submitted to the Tehsildar of Kalyan last month, confirming the unauthorized activities.

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Case Registered Against Those Involved in Illegal Excavation Kalyan: Although the Revenue Department had officially sanctioned a mining lease to a businessman, it was discovered that illegal stone excavation was being carried out on government land adjacent to that property. Consequently, a complaint has been filed at the kalyan taluka Police Station against a total of nine individuals, including the mining lease owner and other landowners from the Kamba area. An investigation is currently underway. The Details of the Violation The complaint was lodged by Preeti Bhaskar Ghude, the Circle Officer of the Mharal division. Based on her report, the police have registered a case against the leaseholders and landowners under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Act. * Location: The Revenue Department has sealed stone quarries in the Mharal and Kamba areas. * The Subject: In March 2025, a government mining lease was granted to Murli Walecha, a businessman from Ulhasnagar, for government land under Survey No. 55-1 in the Kamba jurisdiction. * The Findings: A survey conducted by the Deputy Superintendent of the Land Records Department revealed that excavation was being carried out illegally beyond the permitted boundaries without necessary permissions. Orders to Submit Report Tehsildar Vikas Garudkar has issued orders to the Land Records Department to measure the excavated government land using ETS (Electronic Total Station) machines and submit a formal report. The measurement has made it clear that the leaseholder and other landowners violated regulations by encroaching upon and illegally excavating stone from government land outside the area officially sanctioned by the District Collector. This report was submitted to the Tehsildar of Kalyan last month, confirming the unauthorized activities.