The crackdown on illegal land filling is intensifying. The head of state caught clandestine operators in the act. Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, head of state, and the minister of Land Development and Land Services, General Lylyson René de Rolland. Caught red-handed. The By-pass road in Alasora witnessed an unprecedented scene Wednesday evening. As Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, president of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar, was returning from the Council of Ministers at the State Palace of Iavoloha, he came face to face with several trucks loaded with fill material along this Tokyo Boulevard. The head of state immediately ordered the convoy to stop. These heavy vehicles remained immobilized on site. "These trucks were deliberately immobilized at the roadside to allow for public verification the following morning, enabling the population to directly witness the facts," he explained. While heading to Iavoloha yesterday morning, the president returned to the site to closely monitor operations and be briefed on the details of these works. Accompanying him for this field visit was the minister of Land Development and Land Services, General Lylyson René de Rolland. Information gathered confirms the illegal nature of this filling operation. "Although this filled land is a buildable zone, no authorization has yet been issued by our department. Therefore, this is an infraction," announced the minister of Land Development and Land Services. Directives. The president of the Refoundation emphasized that these illegal filling works were not only occurring in the municipality of Alasora. He noted that other vehicles had also been intercepted in Ambohimanambola. He firmly reiterated that no filling work should be carried out without strict compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Several directives were issued for the impounding of trucks, immediate cessation of filling works and sealing of the area, as well as for the non-issuance of building permits to the project developer. The latter must pay fines. Instructions were also given for the arrest of vehicle owners and site managers. The ban on filling operations has been partially lifted. However, all works remain subject to prior technical study by an interministerial committee, as well as approval from the ministry of Land Development and Land Services. General Lylyson René de Rolland encourages the public to report filling works that threaten Greater Tanà. Miangaly Ralitera