Friday, April 29, 2011

Indian iron ore mining mess - 30 million tonnes of iron ore exported illegally in 7 years

The illegal export of iron ore from Karnataka amounted to 30.68 million tonnes over a period of seven years (2003 and 2010). This is a third of India’s annual exports.
As against the permits issued for export of 46.84 million tonnes during the seven year period, the state exported 77.53 million tonnes of iron ore, the government admitted in its affidavit.

According to an affidavit filed by chief secretary Mr SV Ranganath before the Supreme Court last week “Despite efforts by the government for several years, it is seen that iron ore is being mined and transported without valid permits. Iron ore exported has been generally more than the valid permits issued by the state government.”



No comments: