NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 24: Jammu Sapphire has turn out to be a star attraction for thousands and thousands of holiday makers thronging J&Okay Pavilion within the ongoing India Worldwide Commerce Truthful (IITF) 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Secretary Mining, Amit Sharma, conceptualize the thought of displaying Jammu Sapphire, a treasured gem of world-class high quality, at IITF this 12 months whereby the general public has been visiting in large numbers on daily basis.

J&Okay Minerals Company led by its Managing Director, Vikram Okay Gupta, took the initiative to put in a stall in J&Okay Pavilion with a stay show of initially extracted Jammu Sapphire stones right here and it has turn out to be a middle of attraction for guests.

Yesterday, throughout the celebration of J&Okay Day right here, Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Okay Mehta, together with different Heads of Departments and dignitaries visited this Sapphire stall and appreciated this modern effort of the Mining division. He suggested that every one efforts needs to be made to shine and make worth addition within the sapphire stones inside J&Okay solely in order that JKML can fetch the utmost worth of obtainable gems throughout the upcoming public sale.

In the meantime, the stall was formally visited by Mining Secretary yesterday morning whereby he interacted with the guests who appreciated the stay show of Sapphire.

It’s worthwhile to say right here that the LED-based display show of stay extraction of the uncommon gem Sapphire of Padder hills, aside from literature, is immensely serving to to market and model Jammu Sapphire throughout the ongoing IITF in an enormous method.

J&Okay Minerals Company additionally provided to assist real consumers to have an in depth take a look at the extracted sapphire stones as soon as the IITF will get over after due verification. Moreover, efforts are being made in direction of GI tagging this treasured gem of the Jammu division quickly.

Amit Sharma disclosed that as per the broader imaginative and prescient of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, quickly MECL shall start an in depth scientific exploration of Padder Mines on the instructions of the Union Ministry of Mines in order that correct evaluation of the standard and amount of Sapphire mines might be completed in J&Okay.