Odisha's second notice seeks Rs 2,900 cr fine from Tata Steel, other miners

Lessees given 10 days to show cause to state govt notice, complain it doesn't conform to Supreme Court order

The Odisha government has raised yet another demand notice on mine leaseholders guilty of excess production. The notice has been despatched to miners whose ore production exceeded the limits under Forest (Conservation) Act, mining plan approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and consent to operate granted by the State Pollution Control Board as per the Air and Water Acts.

This is the second notice served on miners by the state government since the Supreme Court order of August 2 this year in a case of rampant illegal mining. In the second notice, the state government hopes to mop up