Friday, 15 Jul 2011
DH reported that as half a dozen industrial units in Goa are starving for iron ore owing to Karnataka's ban on supply of high grade iron ore across its borders, Goa has requested Karnataka to lift the ban and allow transportation of iron ore to the state.
Mr TM Balakrishnan state industries secretary of Goa has written a letter to his counterpart in Karnataka urging him to lift the ban in force from June 15 this year.
Mr Balakrishnan in the letter said that "If the ban continues beyond next week, it will lead to closure of these units on account of halt in supply of raw materials, which may further lead to the loss of employment for a number of people.”
Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry has also been constantly lobbying on behalf of these units to get the ban lifted. Mr Manguirish Pai Raiker chairman of GCCI stated that the Goa government is in the process of sorting out the issue, as it will affect the industries within the state.
As per report, 6 industrial units, dealing in sponge iron and pig iron, may face closure as they have run out of the high grade ore that used to be supplied from Bellary, Chitradurga, Sandur and Hospet regions of Karnataka.
(Sourced from Deccanherald)
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