Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) would be developed soon to achieve production of 20 lakh million tonne (lMT) per annum and directed the Mines Department to chalk out a formal plan in this regard.
The Chief Minister issued this direction while reviewing performance of the Mines Department at the State Secretariat here.
It was revealed that the ultramodern techno project, i3MS, has been working successfully in maintaining transparency in mining production and trading in the State. It was decided that the GPS system, created by the ORSAC for real time tracking of mineral transporting vehicles, would be implemented by September this year.
Besides, the Chief Minister directed to expedite the process to implement the Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules.
The Odisha Steel Directorate, formed recently, would start functioning from this month, informed a CMO release.
Among others Mines and Steel Minister Prafulla Mallick, Chief Secretary AP Padhi and Development Commissioner R Balkrishnan were present.
Reviewing labour and Employees’ Insurance Department’s performance, the Chief Minister directed the department to expedite works to achieve the target of building housing units for 50 lakh construction workers in three years.
It was revealed that 70.34 per cent of construction workers have already been registered with the Government by now and it has been targeted to enroll 25 lakh such workers in the Government workers’ board by 2018-19.