Bhubaneswar : The Union mines ministry has convened a meeting of the post auction mining clearances and approvals facilitator on 10 May’16 to expedite clearances of the mineral blocks already auctioned by states. So far, two limestone blocks and one gold block in Chhattisgarh, two limestone blocks in Jharkhand and one iron ore block in Odisha have been successfully auctioned. In Chhattisgarh, Vedanta has been named the preferred bidder for the gold block, while Century Cement and Shree Cement been the successful bidders for the two limestone deposits. Essar Steel has owned the Odisha Iron Ore block.
In the CCEC meeting held in the first week of this month the union mines secretary Mr. Balwinder Kumar has expressed displeasure over the slow pace of mining block auction.
Mineral bearing state governments plans to put as many as 82 mining blocks in the current financial year and 35 block in the next financial year.After auctions, a successful bidder is required to obtain several clearances so that the mine could be made operational. For facilitating and expediting various clearances and approvals, an inter-ministerial group has been constituted which will act as the post auction mining clearances and approvals facilitator.
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