Revenue department officials have destroyed equipment worth Rs 97 lakh used for illegally dredging sand in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Sunday.
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The operation against illegal sand dredging was carried out on Saturday at the creek in Mumbra and between Kalher and Kon, a release from the district collectorate said. ? ? ??
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Five barges and two suction pumps worth Rs 97 lakh were destroyed during the drive, it said.