Centre set to allow Sesa Goa to resume mining

State Forest department had pointed to violations by firm

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has paved the way for Sesa Goa, an arm of the Vedanta Group, to resume mining in 164 hectares (ha) of land in the Nirthady forest of Chitradurga.

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Publication Date: 
11/07/2013
Sandeep Moudgal
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Chitradurga (D), Mining, Forests, Land, Mineral-Based Industry, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Forest Encroachments, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)