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No. 1432 CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019 / SRAVAN 9, 1941

STEEL & MINES DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 31st July, 2019

No. 5513-IV(BX)SM-237/2015/S&M.―

Subject :

Withdrawal of Notification No.2648/SM., dated the 23rd March, 2015

read with Corrigendum No.7197/SM., dated the 1st August, 2015

reserving an area of Ha.3002.497 of Bauxite deposit in Kalahandi

District in favour of M/s. O.M.C Ltd.

Read :

M.L. Application No.905, dated the 3rd June, 2015 over an area of

4567.052 Acers or 1848.222 Hectares & P.L. application No.2172,

dated the 21st August, 2015 over an area of 1154.275 Hectares filed by

M/s. O.M.C Ltd. for Bauxite in Villages- Salapanga, Karlapt, Taringpadar,

Bhejeguda, Jilagan, Khandualmali, Kunga, Pollingpadar, Semelguda,

Khalaguda & Borpodar etc. under Thuamul Rampur and Lanjigarh

Tahasil of Bhawanipatna Subdivision in Kalahandi District and its

subsequent letter No.17566, dated the 20th November, 2018.

Order:-

Whereas, the Bauxite deposit over an area of 3002.497 (Ha. 1848.222 + Ha.

1154.275) in Thuamul Rampur and Lanjigarh Tahasils of Kalahandi District was reserved,

with due approval of Government of India, for a period of 50 years vide Steel & Mines

Department Notification No.2648/SM., dated the 23rd March, 2015 and Corrigendum

No.7197/SM., dated the 1st August, 2015 in favour of M/s. O.M.C Ltd. U/s. 17A (2) of MMDR

Act, 1957.

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Whereas, Mining Lease and Prospecting License applications were respectively filed

by M/s. O.M.C Ltd. over an extent of Ha.1848.222 and Ha.1154.275 vide its application

No. 905, dated the 3rd June, 2015 and No.2172, dated the 21st August, 2015.

And, whereas, the terms and conditions for grant of M.L. was issued in favour of

M/s. O.M.C Ltd. vide Steel & Mines Department letter No.5165 dtd.20.06.2016 over an area

of Ha. 1848.222. M/s. O.M.C Ltd. had also accepted the terms and conditions vide its letter

dated the 11th July, 2016.

And, whereas, M/s. O.M.C Ltd. was advised vide Steel & Mines Department letter

No.2048, dated the 20th March, 2018 and again vide No.6798, dated the 28th August, 2018

to expedite obtaining the statutory clearances for the blocks assigned to it for

exploration/mining and that wherever progress is not satisfactory, such block should be

surrendered for auction of P.L/M.L. by the State Government.

And, whereas, M/s. O.M.C Ltd. has vide its letter No.17556, dated the 20th November,

2018 requested for revocation of the terms and conditions for grant of Mining Lease and also

for cancellation of M.L./P.L. applications filed in respect of the said deposit. The request of

M/s. OMC Ltd. to this effect has since been considered vide this Department Proceedings

No. 5498/SM., dated the 30th July, 2019 revoking the terms and conditions of the grant of

M.L. issued vide letter No.5165/SM., dated the 20th June, 2016 and ordering that the

corresponding M.L./P.L. applications are treated as withdrawn.

Now, therefore, after careful consideration, the State Government have been pleased

to withdraw the Notification No.2648/SM., dated the 23rd March, 2015 read with Corrigendum

No.7197/SM., dated the 1st August, 2015 by which an area of Ha.3002.497 of Bauxite

deposit in Kalahandi District had been reserved in favour of M/s. OMC Ltd. under

Section 17A of the MMDR Act.

By Order of the Governor

B.K DEHURY

Additional Secretary to Government

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