Cancel All Sariska Mining Leases, Jairam Tells Gehlot

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 10, October 2010

 

The minister referred to a TOI report highlighting that the Rajasthan government had issued 40 new mining leases near Sariska and that the beauty of Sariska Reserve may soon be a thing of the past due to mining activity in the eco-sensitive zone.

 

The minister said large-scale extraction activity in the Aravallis would endanger the already threatened tiger habitat. Read the full report here.

 

Source: Rachna Singh, TNN, Jaipur.

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