If you feel we are coercive, so be it: Odisha govt to erring miners

Ruling out any leniency in recovering compensation from the erring miners, the Odisha government on Friday said all out efforts would be made to collect the pending dues.

"Mining companies cannot expect the government to be compassionate. If you feel we are coercive in collecting pending compensation, so be it. If the miners are defaulting on payments, their leases are liable to be determined. All other options like seizure of assets are also available to the government”, said R K Sharma, principal secretary (steel & mines), Odisha government.

Sounding a note of warning to the miners, Sharma said, the state government has