State initiates process to lease out Pattangi mine to the company

National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has resumed bauxite excavation at its Panchpatmali (North-Central block) mines nearly a month after it shut down operation at the site following expiry of lease deed on November 16. The company has obtained a temporary working permit (TWP) to raise mineral for a year, pending renewal of its mining lease.

“We have started the mines operation today after receiving the TWP. We will complete all pending work within four months to put up our cases for lease renewal. We hope to get the lease renewal within a year,” said a senior official of Nalco.