Public sector units operating in the coal and lignite sectors have ambitious plans to develop 19 new eco-parks and tourism sites in mining areas and an amount of Rs 128 crore is estimated to be pumped in for the green cover initiatives, the government said on Friday. The move aims to encourage sustainable tourism and the conservation of the environment.
The coal ministry in a statement said that 15 eco-parks, mine tourism sites have been established by the coal, lignite PSUs, with seven integrated into the local tourism circuit.
