Augsut 19,
A special cell headed by Director of Mines and Geology has been constituted to curb illegal mining.
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa of Karnataka, before leaving for New Delhi on Wednesday, signed an order to constitute the cell, which has been given sweeping powers to curb illegal mining.
The cell will collect information on Iron ore production and total amount of ore used for value addition locally and ore exported.
Further, the cell will monitor the contractors involved in export of Iron ore and the company to which it has been sold.
Contractors, who have sold more than 10,000 tonnes, will have to give accounts to the cell, which will be tallied with the bar code existing in the check posts. Later, all transactions will be computerized.
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