A large, precious diamond found in a mine in Panna city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh changed the fortunes of indebted laborer Raju Gowda overnight. This diamond of 19.22 carats fetched around Rs 80 lakh at the government auction (95 thousand 570 dollars, 74 thousand pounds) Expected to sell at price. Raju Gaur received the diamond and submitted it to the Deputy Commissioner’s office. News from bdnews.
Anupam Singh, official of the state government’s diamond affairs office, said, The diamond will be auctioned in the next government auction. After deducting government dues and taxes from the sale of diamonds in the auction, the rest will be given to Raju.
BBC reports, Raju Gaur has been mining on lease in Panna Nagar for over 10 years hoping to find diamonds. But this is the first time his luck is good, Saw the diamond.
Panna Nagari is famous for its diamond reserves. There are many small diamond mines. National Mineral Development Corporation of Central Govt (NMDC) Operates a mechanized diamond mining project in Panna. This corporation is a diverse group of individuals in search of diamonds, Also leases mines to families and groups. If any diamond is found in those mines, it has to be submitted to the diamond affairs office of the government.
After that, the monetary value of the diamond is determined.
Source: dainikazadi.net
