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.
Sindh mulls granite mining policy
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April 15, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh government is mulling to form a granite mining policy for Tharparkar’s Karoonjhar Range, estimated to hold million of tons of the coarse-grained igneous rock.
Sindh Minister for Mines and Minerals, Rural Development and Public Health Engineering Mir Shabbir Ali Bijarani presided over a meeting in this regard at Sindh Secretariat Karachi on Wednesday.
The event was attended by Minister for Culture and Antiquities Sindh Syed Sardar Ali Shah, MNA Mahesh Kumar Malani, MPA Qasim Siraj Soomro from Tharparkar, Veerji Kolhi, Sindh Mines and Minerals Department Secretary Zulfiqar Ali Shah, and other officials from various departments including environment, and wildlife.