Police seize six illegal coking coal laden vehicles in Bihar

Police raided illegal units making coking coal and seized six vehicles, including five trucks laden with soft coking coal from a place near Garwat Bigaha Gangauli in Bihar's Rohtas district today.
Acting on a tip off, police raided the illegal units making coking coal near Garwat Bigaha Gangauli and seized five trucks laden with such coking coal and another vehicle from the place, Superintendent of Police M S Dhillon said.
However, the men working in the unit fled, SDPOAshok Prasad who led the police team said.
Stern action would be taken against those making coking coal illegally and FIRs would be lodged against the land owners whose lands have been used for the purpose, he said.

The illegal coking coal, which is prepared by burning soft coking coal, has adverse impact on the environment, the health of the people and affects the soil fertility, the SP said.