He further added, “We have obsolete technology & the compliance level is very low, inev
itably leading to environmental destruction.” More surprising was the fact that, asbestos mining (highly hazardous) is still being continued despite Supreme Court’s ban. According to data given by Mines and Geology Department, 1,570 tonnes were mined during 2005-06 alone. A senior official in the Mines department spoke to us on condition of anonymity, “Asbestos is a by-product of soapstone mining, thus we need to ban soapstone mining also. On the whole, the number of illegal mines across the different minor minerals has gone down but it still exists to a large extent.” Well, this is indeed the real story behind procuring the beautiful marble slabs which beautify our floors... but all at the precious cost of nature!
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itably leading to environmental destruction.” More surprising was the fact that, asbestos mining (highly hazardous) is still being continued despite Supreme Court’s ban. According to data given by Mines and Geology Department, 1,570 tonnes were mined during 2005-06 alone. A senior official in the Mines department spoke to us on condition of anonymity, “Asbestos is a by-product of soapstone mining, thus we need to ban soapstone mining also. On the whole, the number of illegal mines across the different minor minerals has gone down but it still exists to a large extent.” Well, this is indeed the real story behind procuring the beautiful marble slabs which beautify our floors... but all at the precious cost of nature!For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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