After putting a moratorium on all fresh mining lease applications in the Bellary district of Karnataka in light of the rampant illegal mining there, the Ministry of Environment and Forests now seems set to halt the forest clearance process even for earlier applicants until the State government gets its act together.
JSW Steel, which had been given Stage I clearance in 2008 for the diversion of
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/no-clearances-mining-bellary-till-karnataka-takes-action
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bellary-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mineral-based-industry
