Gujarat, Ahmedabad | 08 July 2025: Thirteen of UltraTech Cement Limited’s Limestone Mines were recognised for excellence in sustainable mining by the Indian Bureau of Mines, Ministry of Mines, for FY2023-24 at an award ceremony held on 7th July 2025 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Of the mines that won the prestigious 5-Star recognition, one was the Harudi-Kharai Limestone Mine, part of Sewagram Cement Works, UltraTech’s Integrated Manufacturing Unit located in Bhuj District, Gujarat. Sewagram’s two limestone mines (Kharai-Harudi Limestone Mine and Harudi -Kharai Limestone Mine) have together received nine 5-Star Ratings by the Indian Bureau of Mines since the award’s inception.Their efforts towards water harvesting within their mining area, green belt development, community engagement, and their adoption of several close by villages all helped set the unit apart from others.
Twelve of UltraTech’s Limestone mines received a 5-Star rating, and one was conferred the highest distinction of being awarded a 7-starrating for exceptional work towards ‘Green Mining’, making it the only mine conferred with a 7-star rating in the limestone mining category in the country.
At the programme marking the event, the Honourable Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Mr. G. Kishan Reddy, felicitated UltraTech, India’s largest cement and Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) company, for the outstanding achievements of these mines towards sustainable development and operation for the performance year 2023–24. The felicitation ceremony was also graced by Mr. Bhajan Lal Sharma, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
UltraTech’s endeavours in driving excellence in mining are in line with the Indian Bureau of Mines’ goals towards sustainable, green mining, efficient operations, and technology-driven mineral processing. UltraTech holds the distinction of being accorded a 5-star rating for the highest number of mines across all categories of Minerals (Limestone, Iron Ore, Bauxite, Lead Zinc, Manganese) in the reporting year FY2023-24, for the second consecutive year.
Conceptualised by the Ministry of Mines, the Star ratings are based on adoption of best practices for exhaustive and universal implementation of Sustainable Development Framework in mining. 7-star and 5-star ratings, highest in the rating scheme, are given to mines that perform exceptionally well and best on parameters such as scientific and efficient mining, compliance of approved production, zero waste mining, environment protection, steps taken for progressive and final mine closure, green energy sourcing, land, adoption of international standards, local community engagement and welfare programmes, resettlement, and other social impacts.
Below is the list of UltraTech’s mines which were felicitated for the reporting year FY 2023-24:
| UltraTech Limestone Mine awarded for FY 2023-24 | UltraTech Unit in which the mine islocated | Number of Consecutive 5-Star and above ratings |
| Naokari Limestone Mine | Awarpur Cement Works, Chandrapur, Maharashtra | 9 |
| Kovaya Limestone Mine | Gujarat Cement Works, Amreli, Gujarat | 9 |
| Baga – Bhalag Limestone & Shale Mine | Baga Cement Works, Solan, Himachal Pradesh | 5 |
| Manikgarh Cement Limestone Mine | Manikgarh Cement Works, Chandrapur, Maharashtra | 4 |
| Aditya Limestone Mine | Aditya Cement Works, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan | 3 |
| TummalapentaLimestone Mine | Andhra Pradesh Cement Works, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh | 3 |
| Narmada Cement Limestone Mine | Narmada – Jafrabad Cement Works, | 3 |
| Sitapuri Limestone Mine | Dhar Cement Works, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh | 2 |
| Paraswani Limestone Mine | Hirmi Cement Works, Baloda Bazar –Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh | 2 |
| Rajashree Cement Limestone Mine | Rajashree Cement Works, Gulbarga, Karnataka | 2 |
| Kharai-Harudi Limestone Mine | SewagramCement Works, Kutch, Gujarat | 1* |
| Vikram Cement Limestone Mine | Vikram Cement Works, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh | 1 |
| Budawada Limestone Mine | Balaji Cement Works, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh | 1 |
* Sewagram Cement Works’ twolimestone mines (Kharai-Harudi Limestone Mine andHarudi -Kharai Limestone Mine) have together received nine 5-Star Ratings by Bureau of Indian Mines since the award’s inception.
