BHUBANESWAR: Minister for Steel and Mines Raghunath Mohanty today said more than 1.42 crore tonne iron ore was exported during 200910 from the State. In a written reply to a question from Santosh Singh Saluja (Cong), Mohanty said besides the exported quantity, over 4.8 crore tonne iron ore was dispatched from different mines to some parts of the State as well as outside.
This Orissa High Court verdict in response to writ petition has struck down the state government proposal to grant prospecting licence to POSCO India for Kandadhar iron ore mines in Sundargarh.
Orissa High Court Judgement on grant of prospecting licence to POSCO India for Kandadhar Mines as on July 14, 2010.
ROURKELA: After the initial signs of robust monsoon, rain has begun to play truant raising fear of another bad kharif season on the trot in the rainfed tribal district of Sundargarh. Fear is writ large on the faces of marginal tribal farmers living from hand to mouth, as another bad crop season can spell doom for them.
BHUBANESWAR: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) on Wednesday sought the cooperation of the State Government for land acquisition for its proposed supper thermal power projects at Darlipali in Sundargarh district and Gajmara in Dhenkanal.
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa mining scam, billed by some as the biggest loot of public property ever, has shocked even those who know little of the nitty-gritty of mining operations. In a nutshell, ores were extracted from mines much beyond the permitted limit. In many cases, mining was done without any permission in hand. The trend is still continuing.
ROURKELA: The parched Sundargarh district, which was heading for a deeper water crisis, heaved a sigh of relief after a good spell of rain last night and this morning.
Except the district headquarters town of Sundargarh, other parts of the district reported heavy to moderate rainfall leading to a rise in water level in various natural water bodies.
ROURKELA: Even as vegetable prices continue to soar, the horticulture potential of the Sundargarh district is not being tapped. If done properly, it could come handy in keeping vegetable prices under check across the year.
