No quarrying, mining within 60 metres of Tamil Nadu reserve forests

No quarrying, mining within 60 metres of Tamil Nadu reserve forests

Two weeks after it removed rules restricting quarrying and mining in the eco-sensitive zones around ‘reserve forests’, the Tamil Nadu government on Friday said it would impose a “condition”, while granting licences, that such activities should not be undertaken within 60 metres from the boundaries of reserve forests. “In pursuant of the amendment dated December … Read more