13 Mining applications await Environment, Forest clearances in C’GARH

Chhattisgarh had atleast 32 mining applications pending which awaited environment and forest clearances besides those from Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) as on October 6, 2016, official sources informed.

Notably, Chhattisgarh is among seven states where mineral blocks have been auctioned resulting in total additional revenue of `47,551 crores to the Central Government as on November 2016.

The other states where the mineral blocks were auctioned are Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Jharkhand, the Central Government has informed.

Notably, Chhattisgarh has collected ` 712.04 crores under ‘District Mineral Foundations’ (DMFs) from all the 27 districts of the State where the Foundation had been established, the Central Government has informed. Read more

Courtesy: the pioneer