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On the day it pronounced its verdict on illegal mining in Goa, the Supreme Court decided to look into illegal mining in Odisha as well.On Monday, the apex court issued notices to the Centre and Odisha government on a public interest petition seeking probe into illegal mining in Odisha.

Bhubaneswar: Launching a scathing attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Bharatiya Janata Party today alleged that the ruling government is shielding the mining leaseholders, engaged in illegal mining in Odisha, for vested interests.

Aug 13, 2020· Odisha: Illegal quartz stone mining mining rampant in Mayurbhanj's Sarashkana. A resident of Patkia said the mafia smuggle the stones from the block through Jamsola check gate and Barudbeda on ...

Odisha is a mineral-rich state with the highest non-coking coal reserves and more than 79 billion tonnes of total coal reserves (Coal Controller's Organisation 2019). After the formation of Coal India Limited (CIL), all coal mines in Odisha were under Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), then South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), before the formation ...

In another instance of illegal rat-hole mining in Meghalaya, two people were killed, and their bodies were recovered from the mine in Jalyiah village in the East Jaintia Hills. The officials suspect that the miners died when the boulders hit them. Three more, locals said, are trapped in another rat-hole mine nearby, reported The Hindu.

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government will confiscate property of mining lease holders if they fail to pay their dues within 60 days, state Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick said. "At least 56 mining lease holders are yet to pay Rs 7,689 crore penalty for illegal mining according to the August 2017 directive of the Supreme Court," Mallick said yesterday.

Bauxite, Iron Ore, Chromite and coal mining in Orissa Bauxite mining by Vedanta Resources in tribal areas of Orissa have led to conflicts in land rights. The Supreme Court on 18 April 2013 ruled that the Vedanta Group's bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa will have to get the gram sabha's clearance ...

Jul 24, 2019· Coal mining Odisha: Four feared dead in landslide at state-run coal mine in Bharatpur According to a report, the body of one worker was pulled out from the rubble and 10 people were rescued ...

Of the two reports, one was on illegal iron ore mining across the country, and the other was on illegal mining in Goa. Prominent research into bauxite mining in Odisha includes the documentary Wira Pdika and Samarendra Das and Felix Padel, Out of This Earth: East India Adivasis and the Aluminium Cartel (New Delhi: Orient Black Swan, 2010).

Jan 24, 2019· New Delhi: On Wednesday, an illegal coal mine in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand collapsed, trapping several workers. Rescue operations are on, and four dead bodies have been recovered, as per reports. According to the local media, the number of deaths could be as high as 14, as several miners continue to remain trapped inside.

Sep 06, 2019· Coal India may use drones to check illegal mining and pilferage. CBI registers fresh cases in illegal mining scam; 2 IAS officers searched. Ready to face CBI: Akhilesh Yadav on illegal mining case. Law update in the works to clarify illegal mining. Vedanta gets Rs 97.5 crore penalty for illegal mining royalty

Mafia/politics: Illegal mining surfaced in 2009 when BJP legislators alleged irregularities in mining activities of Ram Bahadur Thakur Ltd. The vigilance department filed 16 illegal mining cases against government officials and companies like RBT Ltd, Indrani Patnaik Mines, Rungta Iron and Manganese Mines, and Serajuddin Mines.

illegal coal mining in orissa. Home > Mine > illegal coal mining in orissa Mining scams in India - Wikipedia, the free . 1 Illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka. 1.1 Investigation by Income Tax Department; 1.2 Interim Lokayukta report of December 2008; 1.3 Collusion of officials and ...

Aug 02, 2017· NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said that mining companies in Odisha operating without environmental clearance will have to pay a 100 per cent penalty to the state on the price of illegally extracted iron and manganese ores with effect from 2000-01. A bench of justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also directed setting up of an expert panel under the .

Launching a scathing attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Bharatiya Janata Party today alleged that the ruling government is shielding the mining leaseholders, engaged in illegal mining in Odisha, for vested interests.

Mar 21, 2018· Bhubaneswar | New Delhi: The Centre is preparing a legislative amendment to clarify the definition of illegal mining which has a direct impact on companies such as Tata Steel, Coal India Ltd and Steel Authority of India that are facing hefty penalties because of a Supreme Court order on a contentious section of the statute. The Central government is considering retrospective changes in the ...

Orissa mining scam: 'Govt at fault for allowing illegal mining' Orissa mining scam: 'Govt at fault for allowing illegal mining' Central Empowered Committee found that mining activities were going on in a large number of the mines without the requisite approvals.

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 .

Mar 21, 2018· Bhubaneswar | New Delhi: The Centre is preparing a legislative amendment to clarify the definition of illegal mining which has a direct impact on companies such as Tata Steel, Coal India Ltd and Steel Authority of India that are facing hefty penalties because of a Supreme Court order on a contentious section of the statute. The Central government is considering .

While Government of Odisha has issued notices to illegal miners imposing fine on them, the discontented mine owners have moved to court seeking relief against the fine imposed by the Government. In the meantime, the Union ministry of mines, India, issued a notification enforcing an amendment that says, Violation of any rules, other than rules under section 23C of the MMDR Act, .

In a clear damnation of the Orissa government,the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court hearing into the allegation of forest law violations in multi-crore mining scam in the State,has said that mining activities were going on in a large number of the mines in Orissa without the requisite approvals under the Forest (Conservation) Act,1980,Environmental Clearances,and the Air ...

"Illegal mining in the state is growing under the supervision of the third floor. Even the mining minister is acting as the representative of the companies that are vehemently flouting the mining norms and even the Supreme Court's order to pay fine," said Lekhashri.

Aug 12, 2020· Illegal coal mining on a state-protected nature reserve in China's northwestern Qinghai province has caused massive ecological damage and deprived Tibetan nomads of food for livestock, sources ...

An environment activist has alleged that the North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) has been carrying out illegal coal mining inside Dehing Patkai elephant reserve in Assam's Tinsukia district.
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