Explanation: Request of the Chhattisgarh state to de-notify coal mines falling under the Lemru Elephant Corridor has been accepted by Ministry of Coal.

• LER was established to prevent human-animal conflict with elephants moving into Chhattisgarh from Odisha and Jharkhand.
• Lemru Elephant Reserve is part of the Hasdeo Aranya forests (rich in coal deposits) and is known as lungs of Chhattisgarh.

Source: FORUMIAS