This includes directing the central government and the Odisha government to immediately stop any illegal mining in the state and terminating all leases found to be in violation of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (under which the permission for diversion of forest land for non-forest use such as mining needs to be sought) and other ...
Occupying an important position on the country's map, Orissa's rich mineral reserves constitute 28% Iron ore, 24% coal, 59% Bauxite and 98% Chromite of India's total deposits. The state's comparative advantage on this account has attracted the attention of many mining and metallurgical companies.
Read more about CEC for 30% price recovery for illegal mining in Odisha on Business Standard. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended that at least 30 per cent notional value or benchmark rate of iron ore extracted without statutory clearances in Odisha should be recovered from the miners.In case
Beijing, Dec 17 (PTI) Two workers were found dead and 20 others were rescued from a flooded coal mine in China's Shanxi Province on Friday. The workers were trapped underground for more than 30 hours. The accident took place on Wednesday at the quarry in Duxigou Village, Xiaoyi City. Illegal mining was blamed for the accident, according to a ...
In December last year,senior journalist Rabi Das had filed a case before the CEC regarding the alleged Illegal mining in the lapsed/invalid mining leases/areas in Orissa seeking appointment of a Commission to investigate and study the modalities of the illegal machinations,fix responsibility on individuals (in Government and outside it) and …
2 "The illegal mining is going on for the past six months. Labourers are engaged to extract coal. The mineral is loaded in trucks in the night and transported to other areas. They do not stop the illegal activities despite our complaints," said Bikash Khamari, a resident of Ghogharpali.
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials served a notice to West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Banerjee Sunday in connection with the illegal coal mining case. A five-member team of CBI's anti-corruption branch went to Abhishek …
5.1: Number of illegal mining cases detected by State Governments 7.1: Mineral Resources of Odisha (as on 1st April 2005) 7.2: Mineral Production in Odisha 7.3: Total mineral resources of Keonjhar district 7.4: Changes in land use in the Joda Block (Keonjhar) 7.5: Distribution of mining leases (iron ore, manganese ore and chrome ore) in Keonjhar
The SC had taken up the matter of illegal mining in Odisha in early 2012, following a petition, filed by non-profit Common Cause. The petitioner had sought judicial intervention to terminate all mining leases that are involved in illegal mining activities in Odisha, highlighting the observations of the report of the Justice M B Shah Commission .
In a strong and punitive judgement, the Supreme Court (SC) has come down heavily on the mining companies that have been illegally extracting iron and manganese ore in Odisha in the past. Due to various illegalities, these mine leases have been earlier suspended by the apex court.
The committee, in its report, makes the same argument Odisha's iron ore mines had made to the top court: that violations in the nature of mining in excess of environmental caps or without forest clearances not be punished by provisions dealing with …
Coal ministry asks Odisha to expedite action taken report on illegal mining October 9, 2012 News At a time when controversy surrounding block allocations has caught different coal bearing states in a bind, the Ministry of Coal has urged the Odisha government to submit its action taken report at the earliest in connection with illegal coal ...
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram has written a letter to his Mines and Steel counterpart Narendra Singh Tomar, asking him to order a probe into an alleged case of illegal mining in the Koida mining area of Odisha's Sundergarh District. Oct 12, 2015, 16:18 PM IST.
Illegal mining in the Aravali Range. Illegal mining activity has been reported in the Aravali Range. Bauxite, Iron Ore, Chromite and coal mining in Orissa. 2011 witnessed first set of PIL's filed in Orissa High Court seeking explanation on why royalty had not been revised since 1948.
Coal companies are not allowed to mine around national highways. Illegal mining is the cause of the fire Mines should be filled in after being closed by the coal companies. The companies say they fill in the mines but illegal miners become active after …
Coal ministry asks Odisha to expedite action taken report on illegal mining October 9, 2012 News At a time when controversy surrounding block allocations has caught different coal bearing states in a bind, the Ministry of Coal has urged the Odisha government to submit its action taken report at the earliest in connection with illegal coal ...
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday carried out searches at 45 locations across four states including the premises of two General Managers of East Coal Fields Limited in a case of illegal mining and theft of coal, sources said. A CBI source said that the agency carried out searches at 45 locations in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand …
9 SHILLONG, Jan 16: The United Democratic Party (UDP) on Sunday said coal continues to be mined and transported illegally in the state and it cannot always turn a blind eye to the illegalities. UDP general secretary Jemino Mawthoh said the people are not blind and can clearly see what is going on.
For the last two weeks, mining activities in Talcher Coalfields in Odisha have been halted following protests by villagers and workers as four workers were killed and nine others sustained severe injuries after a landslide at Bharatpur coal mine on July 23. The coal mine is owned by Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a public-sector undertaking.