Nagaland keen on increasing revenue from mining

Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang today met Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to deliberate on ways to increase the revenue of the Northeastern state from mining.

"Zeliang called on Tomar to discuss issues pertaining to development of the state at today. Tomar assured full support from the Government of India, including the Ministry of Mines for exploration of minerals in the state of Nagaland," an official statement said.

The Mines Ministry will take initiative for supporting exploration in Nagaland, so that full potential of identified mineral resources can be harnessed in a time-bound manner, it added.

Tomar shared details of his recent visit to Meghalaya and Assam and stated that he would plan a visit to Nagalnd in near future, the statement said.

"He (Tomar) conveyed that development of North-Eastern states is on high priority for government of India. Zeliang shared his plans for value-addition projects in state so that the state can earn better revenues from the mineral resources," it added.