NGOs and non-governmental organizations oppose the government's plan to increase mining-hit villages for the Comprehensive Environment Plan for Mining Impact Zone. Concerns raised over the functioning of KMERC and chairperson Shalini Rajnish.
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Mines & Geology Minister Achar Halappa Basappa told the Karnataka Assembly on Friday that the government is unable to utilise about Rs 19,000 crore funds meant for development of mining-ravaged districts, as the Supreme Court had not yet approved implementation of Comprehensive Environment Plan for Mining Impact Zone (CEPMIZ).