India’s Modern Day Gold Lithium Hunt Ends In Reasi

The discovery of a massive deposit of lithium near the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu has strengthened India’s position against China in the battle for battery space. The 5.9-million-tonne deposit is one of the biggest in the world and is crucial to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ plans of the central government. The discovery ensures India will have a sufficient supply of the mineral crucial to electric vehicles and electronic gadgets. Sunil Bhatt from the India Today Group has this report from ground zero.