Even though Ministry of Environment & Ministry of Coal have reached to some sort of agreement that some areas in the coal bearing forest zones should be clearly earmarked as totally no-go zones for allowing any coal mining activities.But it doesn't seem to be sustainable.Both forest cover as well as coal are essential for our existence.One is precious resource,however,the other is irreplaceable.
According to Environment Minister,Jairam Ramesh:"They(forest not only face existential threat from encroachment ...but they also face what is increasingly becoming perhaps the single biggest threat to Indian forests,which I call the developmental threat".
Coal Ministry is desperately trying to convince JR that that they are ready to give an undertaking wherein they will ensure 2.5 to 3 times forest cover for every1sq.km of area used for coal mining .Also there will be least damage to the environment with adequate forest cover build all over.
But problem doesn't lie here.The real problem is once the permissions are given and no-go areas are designated , how long this no go will last?
This necessarily calls for a clear cut policy on how energy and environment will go hand in hand with no compromises of any sort.
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