Relaxing the two-year freeze, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has decided to resume considering mining proposals from Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/2-yrs-govt-allow-mining-bids-karnataka-districts
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anubhuti-vishnoi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bellary-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tumkur-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chitradurga-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-empowered-committee-cec