Illegal mining in Jharkhand worries Governor Ramesh Bais

Jharkhand governor Ramesh Bais today expressed his concern over the illegal mining while addressing the Jharkhand Mining Summit organized by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry at a city hotel.

Referring to a news item, he said that he read in a news item that in the last few years many hills have disappeared and added in this way due to illegal mining, minerals also disappeared and the government would not have got revenue.

He said that a good environment is necessary for investment and an attempt is being made to make law and order effective in the state.

Earlier, he said that the role of established industries is important in the economy of any nation and state. Industries are not only a means of employment, but they are also a solution to the problem of migration, he added.

The governor said that mineral wealth is a valuable gift given by nature to any nation and state, but once it is used, it almost ends.  It is related to our present and future welfare, in such a situation, we need to pay attention to the judicious use of these resources as well as their conservation, he added.

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi he said: “The Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi had said that there are enough resources available in nature to satisfy our needs, but not enough to satisfy our greed. Due to human greed and indiscriminate interference from nature, today we are facing many types of environmental problems. People of Jharkhand must be feeling the climate change. Ranchi, which was once called the summer capital, did not require AC, fans, and there was a scorching heat. People were troubled by the heat before the rain, and the greenery of the forest was affected.”

Talking about the rich mineral resources of Jharkhand, Governor Bais said nature has made Jharkhand state very rich in terms of minerals as there are huge deposits of mineral resources here.

“Due to the abundance of mineral resources, the land of Jharkhand state is called ‘Ratnagarbha’. The state has rich deposits of coal, mica, iron ore, copper, chromite, uranium, bauxite, manganese, limestone. We will be able to use these mineral resources efficiently only when our mining methods are based on better and innovative research,” he said.

The governor talked about innovation in the field of mining and said: “There are various deposits of minerals in the state, which are not known. There should be a survey to find out such reserves. Along with this, we also need to be very sensitive towards the environment.”

Talking about CSR he said that it has always been his endeavor to provide CSR to our industrial establishments and PSUs. The amount to be spent under CSR should be done keeping in mind the needs of the public, he added.

Those present on the occasion included mines and geology department secretary Abu Bakr Siddiqui, principal chief conservator of forest Sanjay Srivastava, CCL CMD P. M Prasad, MECON CMD. Salil Kumar and Hindalco chairman (mines) B.K Jha.