Villagers in jharkhand fight to 'protect their dhajwa hill' from stone quarrying
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"The stone mafia is working under the protection of the administration and the police. So many hills, or what used to be hills, have been quarried out illegally and levelled in the last
two years in the district, and yet, there has been no action," Yugal Pal, a Palamau-based social activist, alleged. Officials, however, claim that the matter has been resolved.
Responding to THE QUINT's queries on the protest and allegations made by the villagers, Rajesh Kumar Sah, Sub-Divisional Officer, Palamau, said: Sooraj Singh, the lease-holder of the
land in question, had entered into an agreement with Shivalaya Construction Co Pvt Ltd to mine the leased land. Speaking to THE QUINT, he said: