The Orissa government's crackdown on illegal mines has virtually cut off iron ore supplies to a number of steel units not only in the state but also in neighbouring West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. On Wednesday, the Centre announced that a meeting involving these states will be held this month itself to evolve a mechanism to curb illegal mining.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/orissa-crackdown-puts-30-iron-plants-closure-path-centre-plans-meet
[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/mineral-based-industry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iron-and-steel-industry-0
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chhattisgarh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/keonjhar-d