Industry wants quick SC intervention as the only alternative for survival
Seven months after the Supreme Court issued a detailed corrective plan for rampant illegal mining in Karnataka, until recently the iron ore hub of India, the viability of the Rs 45,000-crore steel industry in the southern state remains in question.
State government loosing huge amount of royalty If Bellary district gained notoriety for illegal iron ore mining, Chikmagalur district seems to be following it’s foot steps for unabated illegal sand mining.
Sand mining going on blatantly on the banks of river in Chikmagalur district.This surely does not require any proof because everyone is well aware of the ongoing sand mining in banks of almost every major river in the district.
An 8-km stretch of road is being built on pilot basis
All weather roads being laid under the Centrally-sponsored Prime Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has come as a boon to villages that were hitherto deprived of road connectivity in Bellary district. In the last decade, around 614-km stretch of road was built at a cost of Rs. 111 crore.
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Thursday reiterated its stand that no new mining leases should be granted in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts unless rehabilitation plans for the existing leases were executed.
The committee also maintained that the combined iron ore production from the mines should not exceed 30 million metric tonnes. It is imperative that any new mining lease should be considered only after the reclamation and rehabilitation plans (R&R) of the existing mining leases are successfully implemented and based on the existing infrastructure facilities and carrying capacity of the area,
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned thermal and hydro power equipment, with a cumulative capacity of 7,900 MW this fiscal.
The state-run power gear maker had synchronised 8,108 MW capacity in the last fiscal. Till March 23 this year, BHEL has commissioned equipment having a total capacity of 7,900 MW, according to a company statement.
Samaja Parivarthana Samudaya (SPS), the NGO which brought the large-scale illegal mining in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka out into the open, has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions for scrapping of all mining leases in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts.
SPS also sought a CBI probe into the criminal conspiracy allegedly hatched by officials and people’s representatives for the massive loot of iron ore in the region.
Committee submits to apex court reclamation and rehabilitation plans
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Wednesday recommended a 10-year prohibition in mining operations in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts, areas under the illegal extraction of natural resources in Karnataka.
Steel giant cites low iron content in mines; move casts shadow on GIM-II
At a time when the State government is preparing for the second edition of Global Investors’ Meet (GIM), it has come to light that the world’s largest steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal has withdrawn its application seeking iron ore mining lease at Donimalai forest range in Bellary, citing inferior ore quality.
A Bangalore court Friday remanded former Karnataka minister G Janardhan Reddy in CBI custody for 10 days, instead of the 15 days the agency had asked for, in connection with an illegal mining case
