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Sand-laden truck turns turtle on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway

The Palghar police and the Thane police led a crackdown on illegal sand miners at various times of the year, but nothing concrete seems to have come out.

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The sand-laden truck that turned turtle near Naigaon on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Monday
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A sand-laden truck turned turtle on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Monday morning. Even as the traffic was disrupted and police reached the spot, allegedly illegal miners were allowed to load the sand in another truck that made motorists driving towards Mumbai get stranded for about three hours.

The incident took place at around 11am at Sasu Pada near Naigaon. Interestingly, the registration number of the truck was not visible becaude covered with mud. The policemen from the traffic department, Kashimira and Valiv police stations were present as the sand was loaded into another truck.

"We were stuck in the traffic for at least three hours as no one came down to help the sand truck driver. Later, when the traffic was diverted to the adjacent lane," said Madhu Mirchandani, a daily commuter from Vasai to Bandra.
"Everyday, hundreds of sand-laden trucks ply on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. Most of the sand is allegedly stolen from various creeks in Vasai-Virar," said Ramchandran Iyer, a social activist.

"Both the police and revenue departments are hand in gloves with the sand mafia as they dredge sand illegally from the creeks," added Iyer.

When this correspondent questioned the police officers about the registration number, one of them said, "We are just clearing the traffic. Luckily no one is injured."

The Palghar police and the Thane police led a crackdown on illegal sand miners at various times of the year, but nothing concrete seems to have come out.

"We have taken strict action against illegal sand miners and we have instructed officials to take immediate action against such elements," said Abhijeet Bangar, collector, Palghar.

 

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