The Odisha government has slapped a demand notice of Rs 82.97 billion on Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), the second largest subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), for unlawful production of coal in violation of environmental clearance (EC).
The state is also in the process of sending demand notices of Rs 45 billion to some of the large chrome ore miners including Tata Steel, Jindal Stainless, Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA) and state Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) for similar violations.
This follows Odisha government's decision to extend the scope of the Supreme Court order on illegal iron ore and manganese mining in