Yueyang Xiangyin: Take Multiple Measures to Crack Down on Illegal Sand Mining

Recently, the comprehensive administrative law enforcement brigade of sand and gravel in Xiangyin County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, jointly with the county transportation comprehensive law enforcement brigade and other departments, conducted a surprise inspection of the sand transport vessels in the Xiangjiang River, and launched a campaign against illegal sand mining and lake clearing. A total of 89 law enforcement officers and 8 law enforcement boats were dispatched in this special operation. The

law enforcement officers inquired and recorded the sand-related vessels docked and moved along the way, and measured the water level. They also inspected the key areas around Xinquan Town, Xiangbin Town, Nanhu Town and Hengling Lake, the waters at the junction of Xiang and yuan, and the waters at the junction of Xiangyi and Xiangli. No illegal sand mining was found during the operation.

In recent years, the comprehensive administrative law enforcement brigade of sand and gravel in Xiangyin County has intensified law enforcement and inspection, established a four-in-one supervision system of water, land, air, lake and prefecture, and adopted water patrol, duty week beach, fixed-point supervision, land township supervision, air video surveillance and other ways to achieve all-round crackdown on illegal sand mining and full coverage of supervision. The head of the comprehensive administrative law enforcement brigade of sand and gravel

in Xiangyin County said that in the latter part, the working mechanism of "normal patrol" and "grid management" will be improved, and 24-hour supervision, online video surveillance and patrol cruise will be carried out, focusing on cracking down on all kinds of illegal sand-related activities and protecting the clear water of the river.