Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) is being probed for allegedly accessing iron ore from Sarada Mines, group's mining associate, at rates below the market price. Depriving the Odisha government of royalty, the rates charged for the mine ore that JSPL processed, largely for its own use, was about one-tenth of the prevailing rates fixed by Indian Bureau Mines (IBM).
The lessee Sarada Mines holds a mining lease over an area of 947.046 Hectares in Thakurani Reserve Forest in Block -B in Keonjhar District, of Orissa state in eastern India. According to an enquiry report of a 5-member committee of steel & mines department headed by PC Patra, deputy director of mines (Bhubaneswar), the major benefit of the mine is flowing to JSPL.
Consequent to this, Odisha government has ordered suspension of operations at Keonjhar Mines. Additionally, Mines Department’s Additional Secretary has written to Director of Mines, seeking the differential amount of royalty after it is reassessed by IBM should be collected from lessee Sarada Mines.
Besides selling the entire ROM to JSPL, the lessee has also permitted the steel maker to install two crusher units having capacity of 1000 tonnes per hour and 3000 tonnes per hour within the leasehold area. However, as mentioned in few media reports, permission to the lessee has been accorded for installation and operation of 1000 tonnes per hour unit but no approval has been obtained for the 3000 tonnes per hour crusher unit.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Jindal Steel | 1269.50 |
| Lloyds Metals&Energy | 1622.70 |
| Jai Balaji Inds | 72.59 |
| Steel Exchange India | 8.96 |
| Rajputana Stainless | 125.90 |
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