UltraTech Cement has received approval for its limestone mining project in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The company plans to invest INR600m (US$9.4m) to mine a 632ha area, with a production capacity of 2.07Mta. The total reserves of the mine are estimated at 63.58Mt and has a life expectancy of 32 years, according to India Info Online. The Environment Ministry has provided conditions to its consent, such as the rehabilitation of 147 families. 

UltraTech will use the non-conventional opencast mechanised method to extract the limestone, in order to avoid any drilling or blasting. The material will then be transported to a proposed cement plant in the same province and all existing cement plants in Amereli district.