Bellary: In an effort to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts in mining-affected areas, Forest, Biology, and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre has directed officials to draft a plan to establish a botanical garden in each taluk. During a progress review meeting at the Ballari Forest Department office, the minister instructed officials to utilize funds from the Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration …
Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:25 IST It is around noon and a motley group of men and women are walking determinedly along National Highway 67 somewhere between the towns of Sandur and Ballari in central Karnataka one October day even as trucks and SUVs zip by. In the group are men who were employed in the iron ore mines …