Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Uttarakhand High Court Orders GPS for Mining Vehicles
The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that all mining vehicles must be fitted with GPS devices.
This is to help track the vehicles and collect data.
The court also said that the vehicles should be connected to the Ramanna Portal.
This order came after a report showed that some mining vehicles were not following the rules.
The report said that some vehicles showed they had traveled 55 kilometers in just 12 to 18 hours, which is not possible.
The court gave the state one week to follow these new rules.
Earlier, people from a village called Kanda tehsil had complained that illegal mining was destroying their homes and farms.
They said that rich people had moved away, but the poor were left behind with no way to make a living.
The court is trying to solve these problems.
Uttarakhand High Court orders mining vehicles to be fitted with GPS for tracking.
Vehicles must be integrated with the Ramanna Portal for data collection.
Court directive follows reports of irregularities in mineral transportation.
Residents of Kanda tehsil complained about illegal soapstone mining destroying their livelihoods.
State given one week to implement the new rules.
- Who
- Uttarakhand High Court, Bageshwar District Mining Officer, Residents of Kanda tehsil
- What
- Order to fit GPS in mining vehicles and integrate with Ramanna Portal
- When
- January 5, 2024
- Where
- Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand
- Why
- To track mining vehicles and prevent illegal activities
- Location
- Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand
- Issue
- Illegal soapstone mining
- Court Directive
- GPS and Ramanna Portal integration for mining vehicles
- Compliance Deadline
- One week
- Impact
- Destruction of agriculture, homes, and water pipelines
