674 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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- Lead Mine in Jawar in Udaipur State
- Mr . T. T. Krishnamachari (on behalf of Mr. R. R. Gupta) : (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member please state if it is a fact that a lead mine is being worked in Jawar in the Udaipur State by the Utilisation Branch of the Geological Survey of India ? If so, what is the. amount of money spent so far in the working of this mine, and what is the average percentage of lead and zinc occurring in the ores extracted from this mine ?
(b) Have Government any information or lead deposits occurring in any other part of India, and, if not, what fraction of India’s lead requirements is likely to be met from Jawar source alone ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) Yes. A sum of Rs. 6½ lakhs has been spent upto the end of June 1943. The average percentage found in exploration up to date is 2 per cent lead and 8 per cent zinc.
(b) Yes, the most likely occurrances known at present are at Chauthka-Barwara in Jaipur State.
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@ Wolfram Deposits Discovered in a Bengal District
- Mr. T. T. Krishnamachari (on behalf of Mr. R. R. Gupta) : Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state if it is a fact that some wolfram deposits have been discovered by the Geological survey of India in a Bengal District ? If so, what is the quantity of wolfram so far won from this source, and how has it been disposed of?
The Honourable Dr. B. R, Ambedkar : Yes. During wartime it is not in the public interests to disclose the quantity of wolfram won. The ore is disposed of through the Supply Department (Directorate-General, Munitions Production).
- Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III of 1943, 12th August 1943, p. 655.
@ Ibid., p. 655.