Sangrah Mines

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Sangrah (Waliya) Limestone Mine is situated in 95.11 Bigha Shamlat land, K. No. 2433/2363/2163/1979. This is a project to produce mineral Limestone @ TPA by open cast mechanized mining method. Waliya Mine is about 1 KM from Sangrah Town on tha way to Sangrah-Renukaji-Nahan road. There is a huge destruction in Dewdhal forest due to unscientific mining. Dev-Dhal Jungle is a thick Forest near Sangrah Town on Sangrah-Renukaji -Nahan Road. Total area of Varahawtar forest is about 250 Hectare and the Jungle is full of Baan (Oak), Buras (Rhododendron) and Devdar (Cedrus Deodara) trees. 64 Hectare aria of Deevdhal which is known as Dada Jungle is property of Forest department as revenue and other area is private Forest/ Land of Redly, Sangrah, Andheri, Baunal and Rajana Panchayats. Panchayat representative of area send a request letter/ Resolution to Secretory Himachal Tourism department to develop Vrha Temple as a tourist spot on 3rd of April, 2017. They demanded link Road and Rope Way to the Temple from Himachal Government. The Varaha Awtar Temple is situated on Top of the Devdhal Hill and this is the single Temple of Lord Varaha in Sirmour District. The temple is situated at an altitude of 7200 foot from the sea level and has been covered with Snow during winter season.