Gaurav Gogoi Urges PM to Order Independent Probe Into Alleged Illegal Quarrying in Assam's Panimura Range
He alleges over-extraction far beyond permits, linking the Karbi Anglong operations to a syndicate flagged by the Enforcement Directorate.
Overview
- Gogoi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 22 seeking an independent investigation into quarrying in the Panimura range of Karbi Anglong.
- He alleges operators were permitted 3 lakh cubic metres from 2017 but extraction has exceeded 80 lakh cubic metres.
- He says the operations lack valid environmental clearances, causing severe air and noise pollution, endangering nearby communities, and draining public revenue.
- He links the case to a wider mining and transport network cited by the ED in May 2025, alleging over-extraction, falsified records, organised transport, and political protection.
- He urges immediate suspension of unlawful activity and a review of earlier coal-mining inquiries after January’s Dima Hasao deaths, as the KAAC chief says quarries near Kaziranga were shut by court order.