Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has stopped mining at Bolani iron ore mine, one of its major mines, in Joda mining circle following expiry of the working permit for the mine. It had received working permit for the maximum allowable period of two years after the grant of stage-I forest clearance. PSU steel major now has to wait for the stage-II forest clearance before restart of operation at the mine.
In November 2010, company had received stage-1 forest clearance. Since then it was operating the mine by obtaining temporary working permit from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). The permit was being extended every three or four months for a total period of two years.
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is India’s largest state-owned iron ore producer established in 1954. It is one the leading steel-making company in India. It has country’s second largest mines network. All plants of SAIL are ISO certified.
