The Tamil Nadu Govt which
had suspended mining of rare earth minerals like garnet, ilmenite and
rutile along the Tuticorin coast last month following complaints of
large-scale illegal mining, on Tuesday extended the ban to Tirunelveli,
Kanyakumari, Trichy and Madurai districts
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said - ''a team
headed by revenue secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi, who had conducted an
inquiry into violations in mining in Tuticorin, would conduct a detailed
probe into alleged violations in 71 more rare earth mineral quarries in
four other districts. Till the probe is over and government comes out
with a detailed policy on mining of rare earth minerals, no quarry would
be operated in the state''
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