Rubbishing media reports, the Odisha government has denied any reduction of iron ore output cap from non-captive mines in mining circles Joda and Koira for the current financial year. Rather the state steel and mines department may very soon sit to discuss on the matter.
“No decision has been take by the government for lowering of iron ore output cap from non-captive mines in the Joda and Koira mining circles”, said Mr Deepak Mohanty, Director of Mines.
Earlier, there was a media report that the government has lowered iron ore output cap to 50 MnT from 57 MnT in these two mining circles owing to luck luster despatch.
Miners have also denied any such development. “We have not got any order such from the government on the issue. Rather, no output cap has been fixed for this year so far. Moreover, we have information that the government may sit soon to discuss on the matter”, said Mr Prabodh Mohanty of the Eastern Zone Mining Association (EZMA), a body of miners operating in Odisha.
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