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"
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"
The Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday adopted a unanimous resolution urging the union government to immediately cancel the Tungsten mining rights given to Hindustan Zinc Limited at Nayakkarpatti Village in Madurai district. While the ruling DMK’s alliance partners and the opposition AIADMK supported the resolution, the BJP remained evasive, while it did not oppose the resolution. The house witnessed heated… Continue reading "TN assembly adopts unanimous resolution against tungsten mining in Madurai"