Chure region is the target of greedy officials once again

The government has once again introduced a plan to extract and process stones and pebbles despite the Supreme Court’s order on June 18, 2021. In point number 124 of the new budget plan , it is mentioned that the Department of Mines and Geology will start the extraction of marble, granite, and precious metals like iron, stone, and rock from the potential locations identified in the Mahabharata region, after environmental assessment.

However, the department itself is not clear about the said plan. The spokesperson of the department, Narayan Baskota, says that they have no extraction plan. He further informs that the department is making efforts to understand the budget plan, adding, “Perhaps the government plans to conduct a feasibility study and that is why it has made such an announcement.”