The official August 26 press summary says Natural Resources Minister T.K. Prabhu announced a new public-sector mining corporation, a drone surveillance section, an integrated electronic mineral-management platform, and a state-level monitoring centre to curb illegal mining. The same update also mentions a proposed geological heritage park in Kancheepuram district. TVK Tracker records this as an administrative and natural-resources promise signal because it turns anti-illegal-mining language into specific institutional tools. Implementation still depends on a government order creating the corporation, staffing, budget allocation, platform procurement, drone-use safeguards, inspection data, quarry enforcement actions, court challenges, environmental compliance, and public dashboards showing whether violations actually fall.
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