October 07, 2008

SC allows Lafarge to continue limestone mining in Meghalaya

It is reported that Supreme Court has allowed French firm Lafarge to continue mining operations in Meghalaya for extracting limestone to be used for making cement at its manufacturing plant in Bangladesh.

Lafarge had challenged the order of union ministry of environment and forests, issued in May 2007, asking the company to stop work at quarries on the ground that mining was not permitted in forest areas.