Srinagar, Sept. 23 -- The government has constituted a high-level committee to examine and finalize modalities for revival of customary stone quarrying activities at Panthachowk in Srinagar and Saderkoot Bala in Bandipora Bandipora and other locations. Headed by the Special Secretary to the Government, Mining Department, the panel includes representatives from the Forest, Revenue, Jal Shakti, Rural Development, Geology & Mining, University of Kashmir and J&K Pollution Control Committee.The committee has been tasked with studying the legal framework, assessing environmental implications, exploring administrative mechanisms, and suggesting sustainable and community-sensitive modalities for quarrying operations.The committee has been directe...