A public hearing was organised at Oraghat village under Koira tehsil of Sundargarh district on Friday for enhancement of production of iron ore from 5.0 MTPA (ROM) to 8.35 MTPA and wet beneficiation plant of 1.50 MTPA over an area of 82.961 hectors at Oraghat and Sanindpur villages of the Rungta Sons Pvt Ltd.
More than one thousand people of the locality extended support to the expansion proposal in meeting presided over by Sundargarh ADM Bhaskar Chandra Turuk. Company senior official assured to widespread its initiatives in environmental, socio-economic and socio-cultural development of the area during the expansion of project.
Similarly on Thursday, a public hearing was held near Nadikashira Primary School under Koira tehsil for enhancement of production of ROM iron ore from 2.88 MTPA to 6.0 MTPA and reduction of dry processing of low grade Iron Ore from all stock/dumps from 4.571 MTPA to 1.451 MTPA of Nadidih Iron and Manganese Mines of the Feegrade and Co. Pvt Ltd. It had also got the support of the local people.