The findings have exposed glaring gaps in monitoring and raised questions over how soil is reaching the authority’s projects when LDA itself admits that “soil theft” is taking place. Following the findings, additional district magistrate (city-east) Mahendra Pal Singh constituted a team to investigate the matter and sought coordinates of the sites for verification. In the wellness city project, a Green Corridor project work is also being undertaken where the soil is being dropped.

The findings have exposed glaring gaps in monitoring and raised questions over how soil is reaching the authority’s projects when LDA itself admits that “soil theft” is taking…

The action came after HT’s investigation found heavy earthmovers and dumpers operating at multiple sites and transporting excavated soil to LDA projects, including the Green…

The authority’s role has come under scrutiny because the alleged illegal mining occurred within its proposed Wellness City project area and excavated soil was allegedly…