The central government had recently approved the conversion of 398 hectares of protected forest land into revenue land to allow mining of pink sandstone at Bansi Paharpur which is a part of Band Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Rajasthan government will soon be holding an online auction of mining blocks of the unique pink Bansi Paharpur sandstone, which will be used for the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya as the central government approved the conversion .
Decks cleared for special Pink Sandstone supply for Ayodhya temple
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Archana Sharma ( IANS) |
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Fri, Feb 5 2021 20:21 IST |
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Construction material meant for building the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Jaipur, Feb 5 : Decks have been cleared to allow the mining of a special sandstone, much sought after by builders, including those constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya, from Bharatpur s Bandh Baretha sanctuary.
However, officials, environmentalists and public representatives of the area are shocked at the lightning pace with which the decision has been taken.
Last Friday, a standing committee of the Rajasthan Wildlife Board cleared a proposal to allow the mining of a special sandstone. The proposal to denotify Bharatpur s Bandh Baretha wildlife sanctuary for pink sandstone mining will now be put up before the Rajasthan Wildlife Board headed by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, said Chief Wildlife