<p>"So far this 37.68 carat is the biggest ever diamond we have recovered from the Panna's Majjhgavan mines," NMDC Assistant General Manager (AGM) Rajeev Wadhwa told PTI.<br /><br />NMDC'S Mumbai-based valuers who are expected to arrive in Panna sometime next month will assess the precious gem, he said.<br /><br />However, experts have valued this latest gem somewhere between Rs 2.5-5 crore.<br />Earlier, in June 2010, a 34.37 carat diamond was unearthed from Panna mines.<br /><br />NMDC began its mining operations in Panna diamond mines in 1968 and since then it has unearthed large number of diamonds from its belly.<br /><br />The mining operations were stopped from 2005-2009 for want of forest clearance as the mine is situated close to the Panna National Park which is also a tiger habitat.</p>
<p>"So far this 37.68 carat is the biggest ever diamond we have recovered from the Panna's Majjhgavan mines," NMDC Assistant General Manager (AGM) Rajeev Wadhwa told PTI.<br /><br />NMDC'S Mumbai-based valuers who are expected to arrive in Panna sometime next month will assess the precious gem, he said.<br /><br />However, experts have valued this latest gem somewhere between Rs 2.5-5 crore.<br />Earlier, in June 2010, a 34.37 carat diamond was unearthed from Panna mines.<br /><br />NMDC began its mining operations in Panna diamond mines in 1968 and since then it has unearthed large number of diamonds from its belly.<br /><br />The mining operations were stopped from 2005-2009 for want of forest clearance as the mine is situated close to the Panna National Park which is also a tiger habitat.</p>