(a) whether the Government has any plan to declare cyclone hit coastal areas of Kerala as “No-Go†areas for mining in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
(a) whether the Government has any plan to declare cyclone hit coastal areas of Kerala as “No-Go†areas for mining in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b): Ministry of Environment & Forests has no proposal to declare cyclone hit coastal areas of Kerala as “No-Go†area for mining.
(c): Does not arise in view of reply to part (a) and (b) above.