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Biggest illegal iron ore haul: 5 lakh tonnes from Bellary [1]

Making the biggest dent yet in the operations of the iron ore mining mafia in Karnataka, the state anti-corruption unit, the Lok Ayukta, has, along with police and forest officials, seized five lakh tonnes of iron ore transported on forged and fake permits from Bellary district to Belikeri port in Karwar.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Minerals [4], Illegal Trade [5], Andhra Pradesh [6], Karnataka [7], Bellary (D) [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bellary-d