In a bid to avoid use of illegally extracted iron ore by the domestic industry, Goa Mines and Geology department has made it mandatory to have `sale permitÂ’ for the ore traded within the state.
The department in a circular issued today has said that the application for the issuance of sale permit should be made by the leaseholder or trader to the Director of Mines and Geology department.
Director of Mines Prasanna Acharya said that such a regulatory framework is required to ensure that the illegally extracted ore is not sold to the domestic industry.
The new regulation will be enforced from May 10. The ore export from Goa is regulated by issuance of NOCs by the department to exporters. However, the sale of ore for trading or domestic consumption within Goa is unregistered which leaves scope for malpractice, he said adding the new rule would ensure that illegally extracted ore is not sold in the market
Source: PTI
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