The Jammu and Kashmir government has not granted mining lease for lignite deposits in Kupwara district of the state.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/not-granted-nichama-rajwar-mining-lease-jk-govt
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kupwara-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir