The Nanjing office of China’s National Natural Resources Inspection publicly summoned Tongcheng city officials on July 28 after finding the city government led illegal sand-and-gravel mining disguised as farmland quality-improvement projects. Inspectors issued stern criticism, set explicit rectification requirements and ordered stepped-up investigations and enforcement to halt illegal sand extraction and restore natural resource management order.

2026-07-29

The Nanjing office of China’s National Natural Resources Inspection publicly summoned Tongcheng city officials on July 28 after finding the city government led illegal sand-and-gravel mining disguised as farmland quality-improvement projects. Inspectors issued stern criticism, set explicit rectification requirements and ordered stepped-up investigations and enforcement to halt illegal sand extraction and restore natural resource management order.