GSI survey to evaluate potential resources of minerals in several parts of Karnataka, including Chikkamagaluru

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) volition transportation retired geoscientific surveys to measure imaginable resources of minerals, including uncommon world elements (REE), scandium, vanadium, nickel and tungsten, successful respective parts of the State, including Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts.

A connection issued by the Chikkamagaluru territory medication connected Wednesday, stated that the GSI, moving nether the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, sought practice of assorted departments successful the territory for its tract play programme, which began successful April 2026 and volition proceed till March 2027. The bureau of the Deputy Commissioner has instructed the Zilla Panchayat CEO, Superintendent of Police, Chief Conservator of Forests, and heads of different departments to widen the indispensable practice to the GSI successful executing its operations.

During the tract work, the GSI officers volition campy for astatine slightest 8 months successful task areas. “Some of these areas whitethorn beryllium sensitive, remote, prone to section disturbances and successful definite conditions, support from the wood and different authorities departments whitethorn beryllium required,” said the GSI’s letter, addressed to the State government.

The GSI sought from the State medication to “facilitate the creaseless execution of the tract programme approved by the Government of India for the payment of determination and nationalist development”.