Just 10% of J&K lithium reserve can power all cars on Indian roads

Commercial exploitation of just around 10 per cent of the total 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves discovered in Jammu & Kashmir can power six crore electric vehicles, nearly 1.5 times of around 4 crore vehicles on the Indian roads, senior industry executives said.

“We are convinced that electric mobility is the future,” said Executive Director of Fortum Charge & Drive India Awadhesh Kumar Jha adding the discovery of lithium reserves in Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan would make the transition into green energy easier.

The Geological Survey of India has discovered 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to sources,