Indian govt backs Lafarge on mining
The Indian government said yesterday it concurred with the views of Attorney General GE Vahanvati that cement giant Lafarge should be allowed to resume mining in the forests of Meghalaya for its Bangladesh plant.
"We support whatever the attorney general said on Monday (in the Supreme Court)," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh told reporters on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi.
He was responding to a query whether the ministry agrees with Vahanvati's suggestions on imposing conditions on the company before giving it a go-ahead.
Earlier, the Indian court stopped Lafarge from mining in Meghalaya over environmental concerns.
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