HC orders optimum extraction of minerals from Odisha mines
The Orissa High Court has directed the Odisha government to invoke Rule 12(1)(ee) of the Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016, to address the large-scale underutilisation of iron ore mines. The court ordered the state to ensure optimum extraction through the National Mineral Development Corporation, preventing significant losses to the public exchequer.
The Orissa High Court has directed the Odisha government to invoke Rule 12(1)(ee) of the Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016, to address the large-scale underutilisation of iron ore mines. The court ordered the state to ensure optimum extraction through the National Mineral Development Corporation, preventing significant losses to the public exchequer.
