To understand the ecological impact that indiscriminate mining has had on the forests in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur, a team led by Dr V K Bahuguna, Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), is visiting the mining-affected areas for the next two days.

The team of 25 officials, including forest and mining officials, will conduct a study of the entire mining region to submit a report on the request of the State Government, which had asked for a detailed report on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in the mining region.