ILLEGAL mining, both of iron-ore lumps and iron-ore fines, had picked up pace during the Madhu Koda regime, primarily in mineral-rich West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/illegal-mining-elephant-corridor-during-koda-rule
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/economic-times-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iron-and-steel-industry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/paschim-singhbhum