The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly conducted search at the offices of Electrosteel Castings (ECL) and the residence of company MD Umang Kejriwal. This is in connection with Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natrajan’s decision in 2012 to allow diversion of forest land for iron ore and manganese mining by Electrosteel in the core area of an elephant reserve in the Saranda forests of Jharkhand. The proposal was approved ignoring objections raised by the same Ministry under the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government between 2008 and 2010.
Electrosteel Castings, incorporated in 1955, is engaged manufacturing solutions for water supply and sewerage systems.
