Government plans to auction over 100 mines in six months

Having secured Rs 1.81 lakh crore in its kitty from e-auction of 50 mineral blocks, the government is looking to put on block another 100 mines in the next six months, according to the ministry of mines.

The government so far has auctioned 50 mines, including 23 limestone, 17 iron ore, 4 gold, 2 each of manganese and graphite blocks and one bauxite and diamond block each. Read more

Courtesy: Hindustan times

Chhattisgarh’s ‘No-Go Area’ for Coal Mining Faces the Prospect of Being Opened Up

On September 27, the Parsa Open Cast Mine (OCM) in Chhattisgarh, was on the Expert Appraisal Committee’s (EAC) agenda for consideration of grant of environmental clearance. Parsa is one of 30 coal blocks in the Hasdeo Arand, an intact area of dense forest cover in central India. In 2009, the entire area was termed as a “No-Go Area” for coal mining based on a joint study conducted by the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Read more

Courtesy: The Wire

Mega drinking water project for 5 mineral rich districts

Jharsuguda: Twenty-two blocks in five mineral rich districts will soon see their drinking water problem solved as the government has drawn up a project blueprint for this at an estimated cost of Rs 3,337.70 crore.

The mega project will come up soon to end the drinking water problems that the people of Sundargarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda and Jajpur districts have been facing. The lion’s share of the cost would come from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) of the districts. Read more

Courtesy: Orissa Post

Bullet train: Final hearing in Gujarat HC from Oct 12

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Thursday decided that it would start final hearing from October 12 on petitions challenging the state government’s notification for land acquisition for the ambitious Bullet train project.

A bench of Chief Justice R S Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi also issued notice to the Centre, the state government and other concerned authorities in response to 30 new petitions filed by farmers from Navsari, Surat and Bharuch districts. They have objected to the land acquisition process and insisted that the land acquisition process should have been initiated according to the provisions of the 2013 central act, and not under the amended law by Gujarat government. Read more

Courtesy: The Times of India

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