Little local involvement as 50 mining districts set to spend Rs 5,800 cr

Total amount likely to be higher as Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu yet to set up DMFs in all districts

Piped water supply to construction of hostels to stadiums, local governments have big plans for the $900 million collected from mining companies under a 2015 law, but the people living in these districts have not been involved in deciding where the money will be spent, according an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an environment research and advocacy organisation.

Since a law was passed in 2015, mining organisations have had to pay an amount equivalent to 10% of the royalty if the mine was leased after