Sindh to frame granite mining policy
Huge quantity of precious stone is available in Karoonjhar, most of which is underground
Governments are among the buyers of granite from India, one of the world s largest exporters of the rock, using it in offices and to landscape public spaces in cities, the rights group India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) said. PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI:
The Sindh government has planned to formulate a granite mining policy for the Karoonjhar Range of Tharparkar.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday, the granite deposits in Karoonjhar are estimated at approximately 26 billion tons.
In a meeting presided over by Sindh Minister for Mines and Minerals, Rural Development and Public Health Engineering Mir Shabbir Ali Bijarani, the formulation of a policy for granite mining in the Karoonjhar Range of Tharparkar was discussed.