PANJIM: State government reconstituted State Level Co-ordination-cum-Empowered Committee under chairmanship of Chief Secretary for regulating mining activities in the State, in its efforts to ensure that there is no delay on making preparations as and when mining starts after the apex court nod, an officer stated.

The 16-member committee has the mandate to look into various aspects of mining, right from clearances from various departments, to keep a check on illegal mining.