A public hearing was organised in Koira tehsil of Sundargarh district on Friday for enhancement of iron ore production capacity from 4.5 million TPA (2.85 MTPA ROM iron ore and 1.65 MTPA of low grade iron ore from old low grade ore stack and dumps) to 8.06 million TPA (7.0 million TPA ROM iron ore + dry screening and crushing of 1.06 million TPA low grade iron ore from old dumps and stacks within lease AREA) and installation of a wet beneficiation plant of 1.44 million TPA (for which EC is already granted) of the Sanindpur Iron & Buxite Mines of the Rungta Sons Pvt Ltd. About 1,000 villagers, who participated in the hearing, gave their consent in favour of the project.
Company Senior VP H Mazumdar, Joint VP R Agrawal and AVPs AS Mohapatra and RP Singh said the company is committed to environmental protection, socioeconomic and socio-cultural development of the area during project expansion. While Sundargarh ADM BC Turuk presided over the hearing, H.N. Nayak, SPCB Regional Officer DK Sahoo and Koira Tehsildar Duryodhan Bhoi were also present.
