illegal coal mining in orissa

Ministry of Mining - Orissa, Bengal, Jharkhand, Dhanbad ...

Later, it was left abandoned, where some villagers did illegal mining and left the coal reserve exposed within the earth, which caught fire when the black diamond came in contact with air. Consequent to the raging fire, the district administration and police officials have stopped all kind of vehicular traffic on the highway.

Department of Steel and Mines, Goverenment of Odisha

Occupying an important position on the country's map, Orissa's rich mineral reserves constitute 28% Iron ore, 24% coal, 59% Bauxite and 98% Chromite of India's total deposits. The state's comparative advantage on this account has attracted the attention of many mining and metallurgical companies.

Politics and the pits - Frontline

ILLEGAL mining in Orissa was never before as hotly debated as it has been in recent months. Successive governments were always so eager to protect the interests of the companies engaged in mining that reports about illegal mining and smuggling of …

India Mines Website | Ministry of Mining | Coalfield ...

Coal companies are not allowed to mine around national highways. Illegal mining is the cause of the fire Mines should be filled in after being closed by the coal companies. The companies say they fill in the mines but illegal miners become active after the mine is closed. July 1st, 2009 / IANS

Over 200 coal mining licences deemed illegal by India's ...

Over 200 coal mining licences deemed illegal by India's Supreme Court. Cecilia ... Workers walk on a heap of coal at a stockyard of an underground coal mine in …

Illegal coal mining revenue going to Naxals

Money from illegal coal mining in tribal areas is helping fuel the violent insurgency of India's Maoist rebels, commonly knows as Naxals, according to an official in India's coal ministry.

(PDF) Is Sustainable Mining possible in Odisha? An ...

spurt in illegal mining in mineral-rich states. ... This investigation presents the assessment of ambient air quality carried out at an open pit coal mining area in Orissa state of India. The 24-h ...

DISCUSSION RE: ILLEGAL MINING IN VARIOUS STATES

DISCUSSION RE: ILLEGAL MINING IN VARIOUS STATES 1633 hours MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, this House will now take up the Short Duration Discussion under Rule 193 on illegal mining in various States. I may inform the Members that petitions pertaining to illegal mining in certain States are pending in the Supreme Court.

India Mines Website | Ministry of Mining | Coalfield ...

Residents Living Above Century Old Mine Fires To Be Shifted Wednesday 07th of May 2008: The Jharkhand government and Coal India Limited (CIL) are preparing a rehabilitation package for 67,000 families to shift them from the Jharia mine area where fires has been raging below the ground for almost a century.

(PDF) Water Pollution Resulting From Mining Activity: An ...

The environmental problems arising due to mining activities are natural land degradation, air and water pollution with heavy metals, organic and inorganic waste, negative impact on terrestrial and ...

Discussion Regarding Illegal Mining In Various States ...

As a result of such illegal mining Government is loosing crores of rupees. According to a Senior Government officer the central government suffers an annual loss of Rs.1800 crores annually on account of illegal coal mining by thousands of coal mafia that operate in the country.

Mining Sector and Its Impact on Odisha Economy: Proper ...

Illegal coal trade: CBI raids 45 places in four states ...

New Delhi: The CBI Saturday started a massive search operation at 45 locations across four states after registering a case against an alleged coal pilferer who acted in collusion with two general managers and three security …

Directorate of Mines - Department of Steel and Mines ...

Directorate of Mines :- The Directorate of Mines, Orissa functions under the administrative control of Steel & Mines Department of Orissa. The major functions of the Directorate are administration of mines & minerals, processing of mineral concession applications, collection of mineral revenue, preventation & control of illegal mining & smuggling of minerals, enforcement of statutory ...

COMPENDIUM OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF ORISSA

Orissa has a lion share of the Country's mineral reserves. The chromite, nickel, bauxite, iron ore and coal resources of the state respectively stand at a staggering 83, 92, 55, 38 and 26 percent of India's total reserves. Some of these minerals also account for a visible spot in the world's mineral map. The state's mining revenue

Illegal Mining's Ground Zero - RuralIndiaOnline

Illegal Mining's Ground Zero. Over the past decade, fuelled by a commodity boom led by exports to China, the iron and manganese ore-rich forests of north Odisha's Eastern Ghats have seen an unprecedented rush to mine. Much of this mining—as a detailed indictment by a former Supreme Court judge's commission has laid out— violated a raft ...

Mining Law Amended in Haste - What was Illegal became …

In 2017, Supreme court of India, in the case of illegal mining in Orissa, held that it will levy penalty on the illegal mining done in the state since 2001. The major violations involved mining beyond permissible limits and not obtaining environmental clearance. The total penalty came out to be in excess of 60000 crores as per the state ...

India Mines Website | Ministry of Mining | Coalfield ...

Mining threatens Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district of Orissa SIMILIPAL is known worldwide for its tigers, orchids and dense sal forest with streams and other scenic spots. Even the recent controversy relating to the number of tigers was in focus for several days.

Orissa Minerals (Prevention of theft, Smuggling & Illegal ...

The Orissa Minerals (Prevention of theft, Smuggling & Illegal Mining and Regulation of Possession, Storage, Trading and Transportation) Rules, 2007. Published vide Notification No. S.R.O. No. 412/2007, Orissa Gazette Extraordinary No. 1171 dated 16.7.2007. or552

Blog Archive » Indrani Patnaik Mines and Triveni Earth Mover

Following is an excerpt from an IANS report by Hardeep Sidhu in topnews.in.. The Orissa vigilance department Thursday filed criminal cases against the state's two leading companies for their alleged involvement in illegal mining, a senior official said. "The cases have been filed against Indrani Patnaik Mines and Triveni Earth Movers at vigilance police station at …

India Mines Website | Ministry of Mining | Coalfield ...

It has huge deposits of coal, under the control of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL). According to BCCL officials, in Jharia 70 major mine fires have been raging underground in an area of around 400 sq km. The BCCL officials have said the company has lost 37 million tonnes of coal worth Rs.30 billion due to the fires.

Illegal Mining by Vedanta and Naveen Patnaik's …

The Orissa Government owned Odisha Mining Corporation which is under the control of the highly corrupt Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik worked its way around the Forest Rights Act by submitting fake certificates, claiming that gram sabhas had agreed to the mining of Niyamgiri hills, held sacred by the Dongria tribe, being mined for bauxite.

CEC for 30% price recovery for illegal mining in Odisha ...

Read more about CEC for 30% price recovery for illegal mining in Odisha on Business Standard. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC), appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended that at least 30 per cent notional value or benchmark rate of iron ore extracted without statutory clearances in Odisha should be recovered from the miners.In case

Uncorrected/Not for publication - 16.08

The illegal mining and coal scam in Orissa has greatly affected the power projects in the country. Illegal mining of coal is taking place and it is causing losses to the Government. It being a State subject, has the Union Government urged the State Government ...

Illegal coal trade: CBI raids 45 places in four states ...

It is alleged that Manjhi alias Lala is allegedly involved in the illegal mining and theft of coal from leasehold mines of ECL in Kunustoria and Kajora areas, they said. PTI. Tags: CBI Coal ECL Trade deal. Share Tweet Send …