The State Government has cleared 13 mining lease extension proposals for 50 years from the original lease dates.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday cleared all these proposals, which were examined thoroughly by the Directorate of Mines and later by the Inter-Departmental Committee (IDC) headed by the Development Commissioner (DC).
Earlier, the Steel and Mines Department had placed these lease extension proposals of iron ore, manganese, chromite, limestone and dolomite before the IDC for examination. Of these, 13 were found suitable for recommendation for extension of validity for fifty years under the new MMDR Amendment Act 2015.
The cleared proposals include MG Mohanty Iron and Manganese lease of 19.425 hectares in Patabeda, Sundargarh. This lease had been given in April 1986 and was extended for 50 years till April 2036.
Other leases which were extended for 50 years are Penguin Trading and Agencies iron ore lease, Essel Mining iron ore lease, FACOR Chromite lease in Gurjangpur, Jajpur, National Enterprises iron ore lease in Raikela, Sundargarh, Prabodh Mohanty iron, manganese and bauxite lease, Korps Resources iron ore lease in Tantra and Koira, Sundargarh,
lal Traders iron ore lease in Badampahar, Mayurbhanj, SN Mohanty iron and manganese lease, Jindal Steel and Power limited iron ore lease in Raikela, Sundargarh, Rungta Sons iron and bauxite lease in Sana Indupur, Sundargarh and Rungta Sons iron ore lease in Oraghat, Sundargarh.
While JSPl iron ore lease over 297.8 hectares was extended till May 24, 2035, the Rungta Sons iron and bauxite lease (147.1 hectares) was extended till September 5, 2035. Original lease was made on 06.09.1985.