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Expedite Keonjhar projects, urges Chief Secretary

Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi Tuesday asked officials to ensure timely completion of all projects under District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and Odisha Mineral Bearing Area Development Corporation (OMBADC) fund in Keonjhar district.

Reviewing the progress of projects funded from the above mentioned corpuses, Padhi directed the district administration to take up drinking water projects on saturation mode; meeting requirements of all the villages.

Further, he advised to plan such projects which will add to the quality of service delivery particularly, in the sectors of health, skill development, additional nutrition to the women and children, and quality education at primary level.

According to sources, in addition to the ongoing projects and programmes financed from budgetary sources, 564 projects have been envisaged for the district from the DMF and OMBADC funds.

Keonjhar Collector Ashish Kumar Thakare appraised that as of now 551 projects worth `1,017 crore have been sanctioned under DMF, of which, 120 projects have been completed and others are in various stages of implementation.

OMBADC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Uma Nanduri said 13 projects, estimated to be around `2,500 crore, have been proposed for the district and are under consideration of government. The projects will be sanctioned soon for implementation in the district in the current year, she added.

Source: Orissa Post

Saikia seeks funds release

Guwahati: Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia has urged Assam’s minister for mines and minerals, Sum Ronghang, to ensure the expedited collection and utilisation of funds for the District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) for the welfare of people living in the vicinity of mining sites.

In a recent letter to Ronghang, Saikia said the setting up of the foundations in all districts of Assam had been notified in 2016 in accordance with the Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Minerals Foundation) Rules, 2015, promulgated by the Centre.

However, not a single penny of the trust funds had been released or utilised for the benefit of the people of Sivasagar district where mining of petroleum and natural gas, stone and sand is undertaken on a sizeable scale, he alleged.

The Opposition leader pointed out that lease holders are supposed to pay a levy over and above royalty to compensate for the adverse fallout of mining activities, such as air and water pollution, along with loss of valuable naturals resources.

Saikia said the intention behind imposing levy ranging from 2 per cent to 30 per cent of the relevant royalty would stand defeated if funds were not regularly collected and spent through the foundation trusts for the benefit of those who suffered the most owing to mining.

Source: The Telegraph

Illegal mining through out the Country

District level consultation on Children in mining area, district mineral foundation (DMF), Illegal mining and Future Generation Fund organised at Ramagundam in Telangana 27th May 2018. More than fifty participants participated from Coal mining area of Singaneri, Advocates, Journalist, Lecturers.

District Level Consultation – Telangana

In the District Level Consultation at Telengana, A short documentary film “Falling through the cracks – Children and Mining” was screened and followed by a detailed session on the plight of children in mining areas by the Secretary General of mm&P. A Participatory approach was followed in sensitizing the people on the violation of child rights in the context of Children in mining areas. There were discussions on the overview of mining throughout the state regarding five open cast mines and Singareni Coal mines, various stages of mining, degradation of Godavari River’s water quality and water pollution.

There were sessions on Mining Rules & Law Amendments, DMF Structure, Set up & present status, Cooperative mining – shareholding for the tribals, Silicosis, lack of implementation of FRA, Labour Act, Displacement, Communities command over natural resources, Future Generation Fund (model of Goa), Women & Mining etc.

जनजातीय क्षेत्रों मे कानूनी पहलुओ पर पैरालीगल प्रशिक्षण

समुदाय को कानूनी सक्षम बनाने हेतु विशाखापट्टनम के दबन्दा में समता व माइन्स मिनरल & पीपुल्स (एमएम&पी) के संयुक्त तत्वावधान में जनजातीय क्षेत्रों में कानूनी व मानवाधिकारों के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर पैरालीगल प्रशिक्षण आयोजित किया गया।

उक्त अधिकार आधारित पैरालीगल प्रशिक्षण में स्रोत व्यक्ति बीटी वेंकटेश वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता कर्नाटक, के एस मूर्थी वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता तेलंगाना, अशोक श्रीमाली जनरल सेक्रेटरी एमएम & पी गुजरात, रवि रब्बाप्रगड़ा चेयरपर्सन एमएम & पी आंध्रा रहे।

प्रशिक्षण में यूसुफ बेग के निर्देशन में मध्यप्रदेश के रामजीशरण राय स्वदेश ग्रामोत्थान समिति दतिया, आर. एस. गौर नूतन ग्रामोत्थान समिति गोहद भिण्ड, सिया दुलारी, पुष्पेंद्र कुमार, संजय कुमार आदिवासी संगठन रीवा, छत्तीसगढ़ से राजेश त्रिपाठी, सविता रथ सहित झारखंड, उड़ीसा, आंध्रप्रदेश, गुजरात आदि प्रदेश के सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता सम्मिलित हुए।

रामजीशरण राय ने बुन्देखण्ड के मजदूरों के मुद्दों पर जानकारी देते हुए अवैध उत्खनन, खनन क्षेत्र में कार्यरत मजदूरों के बच्चों व महिलाओं के संवैधानिक अधिकारों की वर्तमान स्थिति की प्रस्तुत किया। जबकि आर एस गौर द्वारा खदान क्षेत्र में मजदूरी के दौरान हुई मौतों की अनदेखी व क्षेत्रीय जन आंदोलन को प्रस्तुत किया गया सियादुलारी द्वारा आदिवासियों को उनके निवास से जबरन हटाने के मुद्दे की जानकारी दी। प्रशिक्षण का सफल संयोजन मिथुन राज व सतीश कुमार समता विशाखापट्टनम द्वारा किया गया। आगामी प्रशिक्षणों में अपने क्षेत्र में कार्यरत अधिवक्ताओं को भी सम्मिलित किया जावेगा यह तय किया गया ताकि मजदूरों के अधिकारों का संरक्षण हो साथ ही शासकीय जनकल्याणकारी योजनाओं का लाभ प्राप्त हो सके। उक्त जानकारी रामजीशरण राय दतिया ने दी।

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