KIOCL Ltd. gets preliminary nod for iron ore mining in Ballari
The Hindu
Stage I approval for mining in Devadari Hill Range once again gives the company access to captive mines
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has accorded Stage I (one) ‘in principal approval’ for diverting 401.5761 hectares of forest land at Devadari Hill Range in Ballari district for iron and manganese ore mining by the KIOCL Limited, a Union government undertaking, according to the Chairman and Managing Director of the company M.V. Subba Rao. Addressing mediapersons in Mangaluru on Monday, he said that the approval was given on June 24, 2021. The company is hopeful that the Stage II clearance, which is the final one, will be given by the end of this financial year, and mining can start in 2022-23.More Related News

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