5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir for first time, reveals center 

NEW DELHI: The union government has informed that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves were found for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir. Lithium is a metal and one of the key components for making batteries of electric vehicles. So, lithium is a metal that has been described as the petrol of future. The Geological Survey of India has for the first time established 5.9 million tonnes inferred resources (G3) of lithium in Salal-Haimana area of Reasi District of Jammu & Kashmir (UT).

A report on the study conducted by the Geological Survey of India on the presence of rare metals was handed over to the Centre. The report contains information on 51 mineral blocks spread over eleven states namely Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. It includes five blocks with gold deposits. GSI also submitted 17 reports on coal and lignite mines with a capacity of 7897 million tonnes to the Ministry of Coal.

Geological Survey of India (GSI) was established in 1851. This was to discover the country's coal deposits. The Survey of India is a prestigious institution in the country which has emerged as a geoscientific institution of international repute over time.