Mangaluru: As per the provisions of the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Act, 1994, GPS is required for sand transport vehicles and the devices must be installed within a week, ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada.
The deputy commissioner had convened a meeting of the district Sand Supervisory committee on February 8, and ordered the owners of sand transporting vehicles to install GPS devices in their vehicles within a week. Vehicles shipping sand without legal GPS devices will be seized and are liable for further legal action, DC said. The deadline for installation was extended several times in the past, said DC ruling out further relief.
GPS device installation for sand transport vehicles in the district has been assigned to Telematics 4U Services Ltd and all vehicles are to comply with the order within a week from the date of its publication.
Telematics 4U Services is located at Adil Shah Complex, Bikarnakatte near Kaikamba Petrol Pump, Mangalore-575005 and can be reached on mobile phone numbers: 9743862000, 7975660747 and 8722141689.
For further details, Deputy Director, Department of Mines & Geology, Deputy Director and Member Secretary, District Sand Supervisory Committee, DK District, Mangalore can be contacted. Telephone No. 0824-2429932.
