White Gold Rush uploading: J&K to fuel India's electric vehicle race

The revelation of 5.9 million tones of Lithium holds Jammu and Kashmir without precedent for the nation has gotten J&K World wide spotlight. The huge amount of lithium storage was found in Salal-Haimala region of the Reasi area of Jammu and Kashmir.  Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is an essential part in electric vehicle batteries.   The GSI report on lithium rose up out of the field examinations from quite a long while in Resai.

 India is import-subordinate for some minerals like lithium, nickel and cobalt. As different countries are shifting from petroleum or gas powered ignition motors because of high outflows hindering to the climate,  interest for lithium, nickel and cobalt utilized in lithium -particle batteries. 

‘Interestingly, lithium holds have been found and that too in Jammu and Kashmir, " Association Mines Secretary Vivek Bhardwaj said.  We know lithium is an essential component for electric vehicle, cell phones or sunlight based chargers.

 The revelation of the Lithium mines has thrilled J&K government as well as established researchers.                 'The revelation of 5.9 million tons of lithium holds in the Resai belt of J&K could be one of the biggest lithium stores on the planet.  It will be helpful for the social financial improvement of Jammu and Kashmir and logical headway of the nation, " J&K's prominent earth researcher Prof Shakil Romshoo told .