Mining companies must repair environmental damage: official Print
More than 1000 jade mining companies will be forced by law to clean up their sites in Hpakant and Lone Khin mining areas in Kachin State once their permits have expired, the government says. U Win Htein, director general of the Department of Mines, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, told The Myanmar Times on August 2 that the government would enforce an existing law requiring companies to protect the environment and repair any damage inflicted by their operations. There are 1002 worksites whose permits are about to expire in Hpakant and Lone Khin, out of 7368 private worksites permitted by previous government.
