It has asked port to provide details of expansion plan as part of its land allotment process

The Odisha government has initiated the process to lease out additional land to Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL) for expansion of port operation in Bhadrak district after it was granted environmental clearance recently.

Decides to separate captive mining from 57 mn tonne cap

The state government has decided to exclude iron ore produced from mines owned by steel makers from its 57 million tonne annual iron ore cap imposed in Joda and Koira mining circle, in order to boost production by nearly 15 million tonne a year.

The state has about 174 million tonne of nickel, which is yet to explored

Despite increased mining activity in Odisha, the mineral exploitation rate in the state remains low in last hundred years compared to the deposits of these naturally occurring resources.

Govt forwards Posco's fresh application for CRZ clearance for its steel plant discharge pipeline to nodal authority

The state government has initiated steps for revalidation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to the captive port of Posco. The clearance was given in May 2007.

Company says it will take two years to reach the approved output limit

The chromite mines of Tata Steel at Sukinda in Jajpur Road mining circle has received environmental clearance from Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) for upgradation of production limit upto 2.4 million tonne per annum (MTPA) from existing 0.95 MTPA limit.

IFC and Green Energy Corp to sign agreements soon

The state government has approved a proposal for installation of solar panel in roof top of all government establishments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack area under PPP model and has directed the implementing agency to sign agreements with International Finance Corporation (IFC).

The Supreme Court on April 18 ordered the villagers be provided with basic forest rights in form of the land titles

A recent show on a local Doordarshan channel about Dongria Kondhs, indigenous people who inhabit the plateaus of the Niyamgiri hill ranges in Odisha, ended with a scene where a young member of a tribe throws away some rupee coins given by a government official, asks for a matchbox instead and quickly vanishes into the jungle.

CSM technology is the IT arm of the steel and mines department and helps maintaining daily mineral transaction data on website orissaminerals.gov.in

The state steel and mines department has decided to send its officials to Karnataka to study modalities of iron ore e-auction there, as it is gearing up to start selling minerals thorough a single electronic platform here.

The Odisha government has allowed miners working under special conditions after expiry of lease validity to sell iron ore raised before October 2012 in the open market, which traders say would boost supply by around 10 million tonnes (mt).

"The lifting of the restriction would enable miners to sell iron ore and fines stacked since October, which would be somewhere between nine and 10 mt. It’s a welcome step and will boost ore availability for steel makers,” said Prabodh Mohanty, a spokesperson for the East Zone Miners' Association.

The government has decided to sell the project on

The state government has decided to sell unprofitable Potteru small hydro electric project (SHEP) having 6 MW generating capacity as part of its wasteful expenditure minimisation plan. “Due to insufficient flow of water and weak embankment of the canal, the project is not feasible to generate more than 1.5 MW. The area is heavily naxal affected and Rs 52 lakh per year is being spent for watch and ward. Government approval has been taken for selling the SHEP,” the state energy secretary revealed during the interdepartmental coordination committee of secretaries recently.