Minister Shibu Baby John issues directives for complaint-free operations of IRE and KMML
Forest Minister Shibu Baby John has ordered public sector undertakings IRE and KMML to ensure their mining operations are complaint-free and address local community issues. Directives include resolving land disputes, coastal erosion, and infrastructure development.
Why it matters
Highlights the government's attempt to balance industrial mining operations with local environmental and social responsibilities.
Forest Minister Shibu Baby John has directed the public sector undertakings Indian Rare Earths Limited (IRE) and Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) in Chavara to ensure their mineral sand mining operations are entirely complaint-free. Speaking at an official meeting convened in the presence of the District Collector, the Minister instructed that both PSUs must resolve pressing local challenges, including land disputes and coastal erosion, while carrying out their operations.
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