Villagers say they will form company and will do mining on their own land

Rajesh Tripathi from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh says that villagers in Gare in Tamnar block of the district have passed a unanimous resolutuon that from now on they will do mining on their land. The resolution by 500+ people says they will form a company and will give royalty to government. They say a survey says each hectare in their area have coal worth Rs 80 crore. According to a study Rs 10 crores are needed to excavate and market the coal. After that they will be able to give Rs 1 lakh to each adult per year. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

Posted on: Sep 02, 2012. Tags: LAND MINING RAJESH TRIPATHI

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