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Centre defers limestone mine near 130 bustards
The Indian Express··10 Sept
The Centre deferred environmental clearance for a Dalmia limestone mine near Great Indian Bustard habitat at Ramgarh in Jaisalmer. About 130 Great Indian Bustards live in the wild in India. An Environment Ministry panel sought a mining plan matching the approved 2.99 million tonnes per annum capacity. The proposal sought 5.4 million tonnes a year over 256 hectares.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Mining and a linked cement plant at Ramgarh stay on hold until the company revises its plan and blasting safeguards.
- Communities near NH-68 trucking routes avoid new limestone haul traffic while clearance remains deferred.
- Conservation conditions from the Wildlife Institute of India would apply before any later approval.
What's Happening
- An Environment Ministry expert panel deferred clearance for the Ramgarh limestone mine.
- About 130 Great Indian Bustards remain in the wild in India.
- The panel sought alignment with an approved 2.99 million tonnes per annum mining plan, against a 5.4 million tonne proposal over 256 hectares.
Why Clearance Was Held Back
- The priority Great Indian Bustard area lies about 1.77 km from the proposed mine site, per project filings.
- The Wildlife Institute of India said the lease lies outside critical habitat but that the indirect impact zone overlaps priority area.
- The panel met on August 24 and also sought a blasting plan protecting nearby gas and water pipelines.
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