Kalahandi: (24•03•26; Fast News Odisha) Open sand mining is going on without lease. Why is the administration silent? Whose umbrella is this action of the sand mafia? Where is the number plate of the JCB machine? There are thousands of illegal sand trawling but the administration is silent. When the media representative asked Tehsildar Mahodaya Diptirekha Bagh about this sand mining, she said, “I don’t know, I will give an answer only after the investigation.” She refused to express her opinion in front of the media, but the most surprising thing is that within 15 minutes of informing madam, the JCB and tractor wheels that were transporting sand disappeared. Then the Jayapatna revenue inspector reached the sand mine. Yes, such a scene has been seen in the river below Mal Hati Bridge in Khair, Jayapatna Block, Kalahandi District. On the orders of the Minister of Mines, the police and the administration are taking strict action against the sand mafia. The land on the other side of the river is being destroyed due to sand smuggling by the sand mafia. It remains to be seen how much urgency will be shown by the administration after the news is revealed or will it lead to corruption.