Special Task Force set up to check illegal mining today suspended 155 leases for violation of norms. The Task Force conducted inspections of 454 mines in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gujarat and suspended 155 mines under Mineral Conservation and Development Rules due to serious violations. Mines Minister Dinsha Patel told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that Indian Bureau of Mines has recommended termination of eight leases.