Coronavirus | Lockdown fails to slow down iron extraction in Odisha
The Hindu
State richer by ₹5,663 cr., lessees accrued huge profits, says RTI
When COVID-19 lockdown brought life to a halt across the country last year, it was business as usual for the mining sector in Odisha, said activists. According to information obtained through the Right to Information, 1,109.86 lakh metric tonnes was extracted from January to December 2020. “When the whole State was under lockdown and manufacturing sector could not function to their potential, the extraction went on unabated. Of the 1,109 lakh metric tonnnes, 240 lakh metric tonnes were exported,” said Pradip Pradhan, RTI activist who obtained information.
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