Raising the hackles of green activists, the State Mineral Development Corporation (TSMDC) has sought 135 hectares of reserve forest land in Mahbubnagar district to mine quartz . The TSMDC is planning quartz mining in three locations in the dense scrub forest of the district.
The TSMDC filed three separate applications to the Union ministry of https://exam.pscnotes.com/Environment-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Environment and forest seeking clearance for its proposal.
The corporation asked for diversion of 72 hectares of land in Ibrahimbad reserve forest in Mahbubnagar range. It also sought diversion of 25 hectares in Tirumalapally village in Hanwada mandal.
Environmentalist Devidas Manghnani said in the name of quartz mining, they are diverting huge land.