Telangana gives 50-year mining leases without environment clearance

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has granted multiple mining leasepermissions without environmental clearance under the garb of a recent order of Union ministry of mines that makes the rule flexible for a green nod.

A 50-year mining lease for limestone and dolomite was granted to T Satyanarayana for 77.78 acre in Nagepally village, Vemanpally mandal of Macherial (erstwhile Adilabad district).

The same person was granted another 50-year mining lea se for limestone and dolomite for 97 acres in Metapally village of Bhimini mandal in Mancherial district. Another lease was granted in the name of T Sharada for 293.82 acre in the hinterland.

A lease was also granted to


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