The Punjab Government has come out with a monitoring plan for preventing illegal mining and illicit excavation of minor minerals in the state.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/monitoring-plan-against-illegal-mining-ready-high-court-told
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/saurabh-malik
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-minerals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec