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Govt to lease Karoonjhar hills for mining

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Following vocal opposition by locals, the Sindh government has decided against going ahead with its plan to grant leases to private companies for mining at the protected site of the Karoonjhar hills in Nagarparkar for extracting granite.

This was stated by Sindh Minister for Mines and Mineral Development Mir Shabbir Bijarani as he was speaking on the floor of the provincial assembly on a point of personal explanation.A day earlier, after advertisements were published in newspapers for conducting the bidding for the grant of a mining lease, some concerned quarters vehemently opposed any plan to mine the ancient

 

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