The Kudremukh Saga — A Triumph for Conservation
The problem with low-grade iron ore is that it generates a vast amount of waste, known as tailings. In the case of Kudremukh, with an iron ore content of just 30%, the remaining 70% of waste mud had to be dumped somewhere. That 'somewhere' turned out to be the forested Lakya valley, across which a tailings dam was constructed.