SC panel finds illegal mining in K'taka

Fri, 15 April 2011

16:21

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee has said that large-scaleillegal mining was on in Karnataka particularly in Bellary district in connivance with officials and public representatives.
Special forest bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia issued notice to the state government and sought its response on various findings in the CEC's interim report including the export of 304.91 lakh metric tonnes of iron ore without valid permit between 2003 to 2009-10.

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