Sandur Manganese & Iron Ore Limited has secured approval from the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee to increase manganese ore production from 286,000 tonnes to 582,000 tonnes, 550,000 tonnes from Mining Lease No 2678 & 32,000 tonnes from Mining Lease No 2679. The company expects to start manganese production at the increased level from the next financial year.Sandur Manganese said “The CEC has granted approval after examining in detail the recommendations of the Technical Committee of the Government of Karnataka and the report of the Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and keeping in view the Hon’ble Supreme Court's order dated 13 April 2012 and the Judgments dated 18 April 2013 and 14 December 2017 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.”Sandur Manganese added “It may be noted that the Company is expected to receive Consent for Operation from the Karnataka State Pollution Board and approval from the Monitoring Committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in due course of time and plans to start the operations at enhanced level of production from the next financial year.”
Sandur Manganese & Iron Ore Limited has secured approval from the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee to increase manganese ore production from 286,000 tonnes to 582,000 tonnes, 550,000 tonnes from Mining Lease No 2678 & 32,000 tonnes from Mining Lease No 2679. The company expects to start manganese production at the increased level from the next financial year.Sandur Manganese said “The CEC has granted approval after examining in detail the recommendations of the Technical Committee of the Government of Karnataka and the report of the Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and keeping in view the Hon’ble Supreme Court's order dated 13 April 2012 and the Judgments dated 18 April 2013 and 14 December 2017 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.”Sandur Manganese added “It may be noted that the Company is expected to receive Consent for Operation from the Karnataka State Pollution Board and approval from the Monitoring Committee constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in due course of time and plans to start the operations at enhanced level of production from the next financial year.”