SC says Sarda Mines guilty of illegal mining in Odisha

According to the Orissa government counsel, SMPL has to pay around Rs 1,938 crore as penalty for illegal mining till now. Sarda Mines had acquired a mining lease for over 947.046 hectare for 20 years from 2001 to 2021 for Thakurani iron ore mine in Keonjhar in Odisha, but the environment clearance was granted only in 2004. Read more

Courtesy: Financial express