The CEC report noted that at least 14 lessees produced more than 50 lakh tonnes Iron ore and Manganese ore without or in excess of environmental clearances, while nine of them mined between 2.5 MnT and 5MnT Iron and manganese ores without valid clearances.
The companies involved in illegal mining include the who’s who of the industry __ from State’s own Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to TISCO, Essel Mining, Sharda Mines, KJS Ahluwalia, Serajuddin, RP Sao, BPME, Patnaik Minerals, MISL, BICO and OMDC, Rungta and Rungta Sons.
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