Limestone mining lease in Jaisalmer threatens GIB habitat, say experts | Jaipur News
Jaipur: Wildlife experts and conservationists have raised an alarm over the Rajasthan govt’s approval of a 960-hectare limestone mining lease in Joga village of Jaisalmer district’s Ramgarh tehsil, terming it a threat to the survival of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB).The mining block, containing an estimated 271.4 million tonnes of limestone, adjoins the…