Odisha raises fresh demand notices on miners guilty of overproduction

Notices have been served on 152 erring mining firms

The Odisha government has raised fresh demand notices on miners guilty of overproduction. Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, the state government has initially slapped the notice on iron and manganese ore produced by mining companies beyond the approved limits of environment clearance (EC).

"We have despatched the revised notices on miners complying with the Supreme Court. Other demand notices relating to violations of mining plan, consent to operate and Forest (Conservation) Act are being worked out and will be issued shortly", said state steel & mines minister Prafulla Mallick.

The demand notice for EC violations is according to the