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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Feb 15 2013 | 3:30 PM IST
Odisha, Kumar said: "If aluminium plant is not run in Odisha, it cannot be made operational anywhere in India. Odisha is the only place where both bauxite and coal are available". While there were 300 million tonnes of bauxite reserves in the state, VAL required only 3 million tonnes, Kumar said adding that the ministerial group has assured him of analysing the options put by the company. "We are positive about getting supply of bauxite by the state owned Odisha Mining Corporation," Kumar said. He said the company would be able to run the plant if Delhi High Court judgement on August 2012 was implemented. "If the judgement is implemented, we can get bauxite from Chhattishgarh and Jharkhand," Kumar said. "We have received the VAL's suggestions. The group will analyse it. Anyway, it is upto the state government to take any decision," said Finance Minister Prasanna Acharya who heads the miniserial group.

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First Published: Feb 15 2013 | 3:30 PM IST

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