The Chhattisgarh Government has authorised a total of 16 companies including six from the public sector for demarcation of about 3500 mining areas approved by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) under mining lease or survey licence.
The survey would be carried out by advanced Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) survey, officials stated. The area allocated to lease holder for either mining lease or survey licence would now be demarcated and boundary pillars would also be erected at relevant points to prevent any misunderstanding or dispute.
Ten of the companies authorised by Chhattisgarh Government are from private sector from Hyderabad, Goa, Bhubaneshwar, Nagpur, Rourkela, Hubli, Raipur, as well as from other parts of the country.
The list of authorised companies include— Bharat Aluminium Company limited, Korba, Central Mine Planning and Designing Institute, Ranchi; National Mineral Development Corporation, Hyderabad; Maulana Azad National Technology Institute, Bhopal; Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology, Raipur; Steel Authority of India limited, Bhilai; Indian Survey Department, Raipur; M/s Sriram Jemicon Pvt limited, Bilaspur; M/s Sinha Mining Consultancy, Goa; M/s Spatial Planning and Analysis Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar; M/s Siddhartha Geoconsultants, Raipur; M/s Soham Ferro-Manganese Pvt ltd, Nagpur, M/s Sun Survey Engineering, Hubli, M/s Geotrechs Internation Services, Hyderabad; M/s Raft Contractors, Designers, Rourkela, M/s Micronet Solutions, Nagpur .