A day after a group of farmers from Madurai district met Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday in the presence of BJP leaders from Tamil Nadu, the Union government on Thursday announced its decision to annul the auction of the Nayakkarpatti Tungsten mineral block in Melur, Madurai. In a release, the government stated that the… Continue reading "Centre cancels tungsten mining in Madurai, villagers celebrate"
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai hinted at a favourable decision from the Centre regarding the contentious 4,000-acre tungsten mining project in Madurai’s Melur region. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Annamalai described the anticipated development as “happy news” for the people of Tamil Nadu. After steering a delegation of local village leaders to meet Union Minister for Coal and… Continue reading "Annamalai says Centre to deliver ‘happy news’ on halting Madurai tungsten project"
The Ministry of Mines on Tuesday requested the Tamil Nadu government to keep the process of issuing the Letter of Intent (LoI) to the preferred bidder, Hindustan Zinc Limited, for mining of tungsten in Nayakkarpatti Tungsten Block in Madurai on hold. It has cited objections relating to auctioning of the block over the existence of biodiversity heritage site within block… Continue reading "Centre puts tungsten mining in Tamil Nadu on hold"