<p>The three member team, headed by committee Chairman P V JayaKrishna visited three areas where three firms are engaged in mining activity, perused mining maps and other records, official sources said.<br /><br />It also held discussions with officials of forest, mines and revenue departments, they said.<br />The Committee will continue its inspection tomorrow also.<br /><br />CEC will submitt its report to the Supreme Court by the first week of April.<br />Following a writ petition filed by "Samaj Parivartana Samudaya", the Supreme Court had on February 25 asked CEC to submit a report on the alleged illegal mining in Karnataka within six weeks.<br /><br />The CEC held its first hearing in Delhi on March 10 and based on the deliberations, it had sent a nine-page questionnaire to the State government on 14 points.<br /><br />Yesterday, the CEC held a meeting with Karnataka Chief Secretary S V Ranganath and sought details of the steps taken to curb alleged illegal mining in mineral-rich Bellary district.</p>
<p>The three member team, headed by committee Chairman P V JayaKrishna visited three areas where three firms are engaged in mining activity, perused mining maps and other records, official sources said.<br /><br />It also held discussions with officials of forest, mines and revenue departments, they said.<br />The Committee will continue its inspection tomorrow also.<br /><br />CEC will submitt its report to the Supreme Court by the first week of April.<br />Following a writ petition filed by "Samaj Parivartana Samudaya", the Supreme Court had on February 25 asked CEC to submit a report on the alleged illegal mining in Karnataka within six weeks.<br /><br />The CEC held its first hearing in Delhi on March 10 and based on the deliberations, it had sent a nine-page questionnaire to the State government on 14 points.<br /><br />Yesterday, the CEC held a meeting with Karnataka Chief Secretary S V Ranganath and sought details of the steps taken to curb alleged illegal mining in mineral-rich Bellary district.</p>