Mining firms to contest Odisha's Rs 2,900-cr demand notice

Notice pertains to realise the cost of excess production beyond the limits approved under Mining Plan endorsed by the IBM

Mining companies in Odisha are gearing up to challenge a demand notice amounting to Rs 2,900 crore clamped by the state government. The notice pertains to realise the cost of excess production beyond the limits approved under Mining Plan endorsed by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), consent to operate granted by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and violation of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

The notice, the second in a row by the state government since the Supreme Court order in a case of rampant illegal mining in Odisha filed by the NGO Common Cause, has the miners