Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called for the setting up of a single-window system to resolve issues relating to mining lease.
Mr. Siddaramaiah on Thursday held a meeting to settle the pending issues related to the Forest Department and agencies under the Mines and Geology Department, during which he directed the Ministers concerned and officers to hold monthly meetings to resolve the issues related to forest clearance and other permissions to mining companies in the model of a single-window system.
Many cases that are pending with the Forest Department were also discussed and it was identified that the reason why they were not resolved was because mining companies did not provide alternative land for afforestation. Mr. Siddaramaiah suggested that mining companies must purchase land from farmers willing to sell their agricultural land due to elephant and other wild animal menace, and reallocate the same for afforestation.
