In Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, gold deposits of 3,000 tonne worth Rs 12 lakh crore were reportedly discovered this week.
The UP government’s Department of Geology and Mining confirmed on Friday that an estimated 3,000 tonne of gold reserves have been found in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district.
In Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, gold deposits of 3,000 tonne worth Rs 12 lakh crore were reportedly discovered this week.
The UP government’s Department of Geology and Mining confirmed on Friday that an estimated 3,000 tonne of gold reserves have been found in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district.
According to a district mining officer, Son Pahadi and Hardi areas of Sonbhadra hold these deposits of gold.
According to a Times of India report, the latest discovery of gold reserves in Sobhadra will make India No 2 in the world; behind only the United States which has the largest gold reserves of 8,134 tonne.
After the Department of Geology and Mining confirmed the news, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted, “India will now have the world’s 2nd largest gold reserves.”
“The massive gold discovery in Sonebhadra will further catalyse growth of this beautiful aspirational district, bring positive change in the lives of the people and usher an era of transformation.”
Efforts to find gold reserves in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh began almost two decades ago – back in 1992-93 by the GSI.
Some other minerals have also been found in Sonbhadra – East UP’s mineral-rich district.
A seven-member team was constituted for geo-tagging of mineral sites, and their report will be submitted to the Department of Mining, Lucknow by February 22. Sonbhadra District Mining Officer KK Rai told IANS that a team of Department of Geology and Mining and Geological Survey of India (GSI) is engaged in this task.