To curb illegal mining, the steel and mines department is planning to create a dedicated cell in Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC).
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/special-cell-monitor-illegal-mining
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sujit-bijoy
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-bhubaneswar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/manganese-industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iron
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/limestone
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bauxite