The Odisha Government on Saturday directed leaseholders of 26 closed mines in the State to execute supplementary lease deeds within three months to operate these mines, Steel & Mines Secretary Raj Kumar Sharma informed.
At its meeting on April 4, the inter-departmental committee on mining had recommended to the Government for extension of the lease period of the 26 closed mines, which had not violated lease terms. The committee had recommended reopening of these mines in accordance with the provisions of the amended MMDR ACT 2015.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had on Friday given his approval to the recommendations of the committee meeting chaired by Development Commissioner UN Behera.