Till now India has to depend on other countries for lithium. Soon this situation may change as large lithium reserves have been discovered in Jammu and Kashmir.
India can become the number one EV maker in the world in the coming times. Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that if India uses the lithium reserves discovered in Jammu and Kashmir, it will be at the forefront of the electric vehicle manufacturing segment worldwide. The Union Minister has said this at the CII event on Friday.
According to Nitin Gadkari, there is a need to promote public transport in the country and there will be an emphasis on Electric Bus in the coming times.
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India will be at the forefront of making EV
Nitin Gadkari told at the event that India imports 1,200 tonnes of lithium every year. Now we have got lithium in Jammu and Kashmir. So if we can use this lithium ion, then we will become the number 1 electric vehicle manufacturing country in the world.
Last year (in 2022), India has become the third largest vehicle market leaving behind Japan after China and America. According to the Union Minister, at present the value of India’s vehicle industry is Rs 7.5 lakh crore. Apart from this, this sector also contributes a lot in GST revenue.
Estimated to have 59 lakh tonnes of lithium in Jammu and Kashmir
Let us tell you that the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has detected the mineral lithium required for the manufacturing of electric vehicles and solar panels in Reasi district. It is estimated that this reserve is of 59 lakh tonnes. Jammu and Kashmir’s Mining Secretary Amit Sharma told PTI that lithium is a very rare resource. It was not available in India earlier and we were importing 100 per cent of it.
According to G3 (advance) study of GSI, good quality lithium is available in good quantity in the foothills of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Salal village of Reasi.
(Input- PTI)
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