Bhubaneswar: Steel and mines minister Raghunath Mohanty on Monday said that it was not possible and desirable on the part of the state government to be in the mining business.
Describing the procedure of fixing the sale value of iron ore by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) as incorrect, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested the Centre to revise the price to match the prevailing market rate.
Naveen said in a letter, reportedly written to Union Minister of State for Mines Dinsha J Patel, that the methodology and procedure being used by IBM are flawed and detrimental
Gujarat's royalty revenue from minerals has gone up from Rs 250 crore in 2009-10 to Rs 420 crore in 2010-11 (April-December), according to the Indian Bureau of Mines.
Other States too have been collecting more royalty on major minerals for the last two years.
All big non-coal mineral mining lease holders will have to file monthly returns. It has been declared mandatory for them. Ministry of Mines, Government of India has issued notification in its gazette in this regard.
Feb. 10: Central Bureau of Investigation officials ins-pected all controversial mining sites in Obulapuram and H. Siddapuram villages as part of their investigation for the second day in D. Hi-rehal mandal on Thursday. Officials including Indian Bureau of Mines senior geologists visited Anantapur Mining Company, Obulapuram Mining Company 1 & 2, Y.
BHUBANESWAR: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Kanhu Charan Lenka said that a CBI probe should be ordered immediately into the multicrore mining scam to expose the involvement of higher-ups in the State administration, including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Criticising Naveen for trying to implicate two Central organisations, the Railways and Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) in
The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has put onus on the State Government to check illegal mining in free and encroached areas.
Controller General CS Gundewar said IBM has constituted task forces to keep tabs on violations by lessees. However, there is nothing that the agency can do about deviations carried out in free areas.
Gujarat, which received investment proposals of over $462 billion during the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat conference, will be a role model for other states in curbing illegal mining.
Cuttack: In response to a notice, the Centre on Monday informed the Odisha High Court that it was willing to offer all assistance required to probe the alleged mining scam in the state.
Considering the gravity of matter and the loss sustained, if the honorable court so desires, any agency of Government of India, including CBI, can be called upon to investigate as per due procedure laid down.
