Wildlife enthusiasts have taken serious exception to Mr BS Yeddyurappa chief minister statement favoring reopening of the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company’s operations in Kudremukh and termed it as a violation of the Supreme Court order.

Mr Praveen Bhargav member National Board of Wildlife and Trustee Wildlife First said that “Even on December 15th 2005 the SC dismissed a Curative Petition seeking continuation of mining. It is truly shocking that the government is still attempting to support KIOCL’s mining even after the legal process has reached finality.”

Mr Niren Jain of Kudremukh Wildlife Foundation said the KIOCL continues to be in possession of lapsed lease area without any legal rights. He said that “The company is floating new proposals to hang on to public lands within the limits of a fully notified National Park.”

The Apex Court has already rejected several attempts to seek a review of the judgment of October 30th 2002. It rejected the Review Application on November 29th 2005.
(Sourced from DHNS)