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The export of achromatic granite from Chamarajanagar has dipped by astir 10-15%, according to Minister for Mines and Geology S.S. Mallikarjun.
Replying to a question from K. Shivakumar successful the Legislative Council recently, Mr. Mallikarjun said determination was a dip successful the request for granite successful countries similar China, Italy, Taiwan and much since the past 5 years owed to COVID-19 and aboriginal owed to the warfare betwixt Russia and Ukraine.
While 58,354 tonnes of achromatic granite oregon achromatic ornamental chromatic were exported successful 2021-22, the quantity went up to 75,225 tonnes successful 2022-23. Subsequently, the fig was 45,903 tonnes for 2023-24, 60,836 tonnes for 2024-25 and 52,885 tonnes (till February 2026) for 2025-26.
The State authorities was losing astir ₹2 to ₹3 crore successful royalty each twelvemonth owing to the diminution successful granite exports, helium said.
Though nary licenses had been granted for the mining of large minerals successful Chamarajanagar district, the authorities had granted astir 183 leases/licenses for insignificant minerals similar achromatic granite, gathering stone, and soil connected an country of 455 acres.
Additionally, based connected the orders of the Supreme Court and High Court, 75 enactment permits for achromatic granite had been issued crossed 211.17 acres.
During the past 3 years, a full of 32 cases of amerciable mining of insignificant minerals had been identified, retired of which six cases had been registered and a punishment amounting to ₹49.69 lakh had been collected nether the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 and Karnataka Minor Minerals Concession Rules 1994.
