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Select global bidding to close mining in Karnataka: SC

Select global bidding to close mining in Karnataka: SC

The Supreme Court has directed the government to select an agency through global bidding process to draw up and implement a detailed plan for the closure of mining activities in Kudremukh forest area of Karnataka.

The order came from a Bench headed by Chief Justice YK Sabharwal, which asked Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi to draw up detailed terms for the work to be done by the agency and submit a report to it within four weeks for further directions.

The selected agency would also re-analyse the stability of slopes of the mines.

More : hindustantimes.com

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