Crusher industries running illegally in Kaski

Kathmandu - The crusher industries in the district are found running illegally here. They have been violating the criteria the government set for the operation. The meeting of district level monitoring committee and district administration held here Monday conducted a joint inspection of the crushers in the district and found various such industries flouting the rule, said Chief District Officer Gyan Prasad Dhakal.

The Home Ministry had issued a circular to the local administrations on November 10, directing them to immediately close the crusher industries if they were found illegal. The Ministry made such circular in the wake of increasing exploitation of river products. The crushers were not paying tax, not renewing the license, and working against the activities mentioned in the permission. Similarly, some crushers were operative within 500 meter of the river.