Directorate of Geology and Mining will hold a State-level Geologist Meeting, the 18th in series on July 26 in the State capital, Raipur. Minerals Resources Board Secretary Subodh Kumar Singh will preside over the meeting. Directorate of Geology and Mining officials said that senior officers and scientists connected with the excavation of minerals at the Chhattisgarh State level and Union Government will participate in the meet.
The officials will review the works done regarding the exploration and excavation of minerals during 2017-2018 and prepare a master plan for the ensuing fiscal year 2018-2019.
The Department officials said that scientists-officers related to- Geological Survey of India, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Central Mine Planning And Design Institute, Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Mineral Exploration Corporation limited, Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Central Ground Water Board, National Mineral Development Corporation (N.M.D.C.), and Airborne Survey and Remote Sensing, Government of India will participate.
The State Govt officers from the Forest Department, Finance Department, Planning, Industry and Water Resources Department, Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Professors of the Geology Department, Ravi Shankar Shukla University Raipur had also been invited for the meeting.