Hyderabad: Additional Director General of Geological Survey of India (GSI), Sridhar, said that five resource bearing and auctionable reports have been submitted to the Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, pertaining to exploration of limestone at Tadutla in Guntur district, Chintalayapalli in Kurlool district, Hoskoti and Belgaum in Karnataka and Gold in Ajjanhalli in Karnataka.
Addressing a press conference here today, he said one diamondiferous Kimberlite pipe has been discovered in Wajrakarur field in Anantapur District. He said investigation for manganese in Tumkur district of Karnataka was carried out and estimated resource of 3 Metric tonnes of Manganese ore was found. Sridhar said that, an area of 390 sq km was identified as highly favourable zone for gold mineral in parts of Anantapur district.
In Telangana, 89.22 MT iron ore resources have been augmented from Yerrabali, Arnakonda, Chandoli Ambaripeta blocks in Karimnagar district and Rebbannapalli in Adilabad district, Gurimalla, Dabripet, Abbapur, Mallampalli in Khammam and Warangal districts, he said.
In reply to a question, Sridhar said that the iron ore found in Khammam district, Bayyaram, where a steel factory has been proposed is of the Magnetite variety.
The Geoscientific activities of the Southern region of GSI are spread over six states, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (UT) and Kerala. GSI has completed the systematic geological mapping of the six states. GSI is involved in generating data base of mineral resources in the country.
GSI carried out pre-construction and construction stage investigation at major Engineering projects like- J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme, Kaleshwaram Project/ Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Pranahita Chevella Sujala Sravanthi Scheme, (Telangana); Sillahalla pumped storage H. E. Project (SPSHEP), Kundah pumped storage H. E. Project (Kpshep), (Tamil Nadu); Meloram Small Hydroelectric Project (SHEP), Pambla Western Kallar, Keerithodu, Peechad, Upper Sengulam HEP, Chinnar HEP, Upper Kallar (Construction stage) SHEP and Idukki HEP (Post-construction stage) Kakkayam SHEP (Construction stage), Barapole SHEP, (Kerala).(NSS)
