The Ministry of Environment and Forests has started mapping forest regions to identify “inviolate” areas, where ecologically dangerous activities such as mining may not be allowed.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/exercise-begins-map-forest-areas-inviolate-miners
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/priscilla-jebaraj
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-power
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-coal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests