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Orissa shuts down 64 mines, probes racket [1]

Debabrata Mohanty

Probing allegations of a multi-crore mining scandal, the Orissa government has ordered suspension of work at 64 iron ore, manganese ore and limestone mines whose operators have failed to provide proof of legal mining activity.

Publication Date: 
12/11/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Mineral-Based Industry [4], Limestone [5], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [6], Orissa (Odisha) [7], Keonjhar (D) [8], Sundargarh (D) [9]

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