New Delhi, May 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): In a bid to rob the resources of internationally recognized disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the fascist Narendra Modi-led Hindutva government of India has decided to auction lithium blocks, which were found in the occupied territories Reasi district, later this year. Speaking during an event in New Delhi, Secretary of Indian Ministry of Mines Vivek Bhardwaj said that the auction of lithium reserves would start by December, this year. Bhardwaj said that the process of consultation with the stakeholders has been completed.
Geological Survey of India (GSI) had, in February, announced that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves were found in the Salal-Haimanain area of Reasi district in IIOJK. Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries. Earlier, IIOJK Mining Secretary Amit Sharma had stated that the territory’s UT administration is looking forward to taking the next steps for lithium extraction in Reasi at the earliest. He had said that the process has already been initiated for appointing a transaction adviser and for auction platform to carry forward the extraction process of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium. The occupation authorities have completed the demarcation work on the lithium reserves site spread on 3 square km.
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