Collector C. Dinesh Kumar inspecting the inter-State border checkpost at Zuzuvadi in Hosur on Tuesday.
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As part of the ban on the inter-State transport of mined minerals, a control room will be set up in Krishnagiri to monitor the GPS-tagged vehicles registered with Mineral Management System Portal to prevent illegal smuggling of quarry stones.The portal, that has over 430 vehicles registered for the transportation of rough stones and M-sand, will be monitored to detect any inter-State movement of the GPS tagged vehicles, said Collector C. Dinesh Kumar. With the State government announcing a three-month ban on the inter-State transport of rough stones and other construction aggregates, the district administration is increasing vigilance along the borders shared with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The Collector added that CCTV cameras will be set up in the 14 border checkposts within this week.On Tuesday (July 28, 2026), the Collector inspected the inter-State border checkposts, and assessed the action to be taken against illegal transportation. Addressing the media, the Collector stated that Krishnagiri shares a 250-km border with Karnataka and 45 km with Andhra Pradesh. The two States could be accessed through 29 routes from Krishnagiri. Of these, nine border exit points have permanent checkposts and six have temporary checkposts.“Police are deployed at the 15 checkposts, and officials of Mines, Revenue, Police and Transport department will be deployed iat the remaining checkposts,” he added. The administration has proposed to use road safety funds for setting up automatic number plate camera to detect movement of vehicles.The Collector chaired a meeting with quarries and crushers association and called for compliance with the government order, and warned that any violation by quarries and crushers will be met with closure of the business establishment.The ban order has cited various reasons including securing resources to meet the local demand, ensuring availability of construction materials for the State’s infrastructure, to prevent unfettered resource extraction to meet the booming infrastructure demand from neighbouring States and to protect the road infrastructure being battered under the weight of the multi-axle vehicles transporting mined goods.With the order directing vigil especially in the border districts, the district administration has revamped the inter-State border surveillance to prevent the transport of the banned stones. The Government had passed the order under Rule 3(A) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation, and Storage of Minerals and Mineral Dealers Rules, 2011. Published - July 28, 2026 08:46 pm IST
