: The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change will hold discussions with state governments next week regarding the establishment of a framework for rare earth element extraction in the country.said the discussions would focus on the processing aspects that need to be done in the country, as well as the potential areas that could be explored without disrupting the permanent forest reserve ecosystem.
“Therefore, we request that, if possible, these areas be prioritised over the permanent forest reserves. It is true that we can engage in sustainable mining and other practices, but we want this matter to be refined first.