Illegal mining is going on in slate mines of Khaniara as the state government has failed to deposit ~1.6 crore with the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests for mining.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/illegal-slate-mining-goes-khaniara
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lalit-mohan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensatory-afforestation-fund-management-and-planning-authority-campa-0
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade