GSI is committed to give more and more auctionable mineral blocks to Centre and state governments: GSI Director General
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): Geological Survey of India (GSI) has achieved a geological mapping with a coverage of 99.35 per cent.
It has also covered 9.3 lakh sq km areas by geochemical mapping by March, 2018, stated Dr. Dinesh Gupta, Director General, Geological Survey of India (GSI) here yesterday.
GSI is also working on national landslide zone mapping in all the landslide-prone states for which it has collaborated with British Geological Survey and Natural Resource, Canada, he said, adding that maps are interactive and have been set up using the Geographic Information System (GIS) platform. So far about 1.71 lakh sq km areas have been covered and the remaining would be covered by 2020.
Nearly one-third of the area mapped has been uploaded for the public use, he added.
Dr. Gupta stated that GSI has taken a quantum jump in mineral exploration. Our priority is to give more and more auctionable mineral blocks to Centre and state governments. Dr. Gupta informed that Ministry of Mines has given full support to GSI to give best to the country.
He also echoed support for the Central government’s scheme to bring transparency in the mining sector by shedding light on the concept of e-auction of mining leases.
Pradipta Tarafdar, Dy. Director General, PSS & PM and Ashish Kumar Nath, Director, GST were also present on the occasion.
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