SC allows mining of limestone in Meghalaya by Lafarge
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07/07/2011
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Financial Express (New Delhi)
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted Lafarge of France to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya to feed its $255-million cement plant in Bangladesh. A special forest bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia vacated its February 5, 2010, order halting mining operations.
The project, Lafarge Surma Cement (LSC), is located at Chhatak, Sunamganj, across the border. A 17-km conveyor belt transports limestone from Meghalaya to Lafarge Umiam Mining in Bangladesh. The plant depends fully on limestone from Meghalaya