Monday, 01 Aug 2011 |By BL
Karnataka Lokayukta in its report said that Karnataka origin mineral wealth totaling 126 million tonnes was exported from 10 ports located in the southern States from 2006-07 till 2010. Out of this, export of illicit iron ore of Karnataka origin was 33.1 million tonnes.
The Karnataka Lokayukta, Mr Santosh Hedge in his report mentions that shipping bills of iron ore exports having Karnataka as the ‘State of origin,' have been taken as the basis for calculating the quantity of iron ore exported from the State.
According to the data seized from computers of Gujarat based Adani Enterprises Ltd and Goa based Shree Mallikarjun Shipping Private Ltd the average per truckload quantity received in Adani plots and Shree Mallikarjun plots in Belekeri port was 20.26 tonnes against the permitted load of 16 tonnes. The data pertains to 299,255 trips to Belekeri port between the period October 2009 to May 2010.
The Lokayukta team has assessed that illicit iron ore was transported to ports in excess of permitted quantity and significant quantity of illicit ore might have been transported through vehicles overloading.
The report said that “It is pertinent to note that the computed figures point towards large scale transport without any permit or with forged permit in the two years of 2009 and 2010.”
The ports from where iron ore along with quantity have been exported are:
Belekeri (Karnataka) 2.03 crore tonnes
Chennai and Ennore (Tamil Nadu) 3.52 crore tonnes
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) 8.1 million tonnes
Karwar (Karnataka) 7.6 million tonnes
Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) 2.45 crore tonnes
New Mangalore (Karnataka) 2.92 crore tonnes
The report revealed that permits for domestic destinations increased from 8.85 million tonnes in 2006-07 to 16.8 million tonnes in 2007-08. Thereafter the permits issued for domestic consumption in tonnes remained steady between 16.8 million tonnes and 18.8 million tonnes in 2009-10.
Permits issued for domestic consumption in 2010 (April to July) were 7.06 million tonnes. Hence, there were no large fluctuations in permits issued for domestic consumption in the last five years.
Karnataka Lokayukta in its report said that Karnataka origin mineral wealth totaling 126 million tonnes was exported from 10 ports located in the southern States from 2006-07 till 2010. Out of this, export of illicit iron ore of Karnataka origin was 33.1 million tonnes.
The Karnataka Lokayukta, Mr Santosh Hedge in his report mentions that shipping bills of iron ore exports having Karnataka as the ‘State of origin,' have been taken as the basis for calculating the quantity of iron ore exported from the State.
According to the data seized from computers of Gujarat based Adani Enterprises Ltd and Goa based Shree Mallikarjun Shipping Private Ltd the average per truckload quantity received in Adani plots and Shree Mallikarjun plots in Belekeri port was 20.26 tonnes against the permitted load of 16 tonnes. The data pertains to 299,255 trips to Belekeri port between the period October 2009 to May 2010.
The Lokayukta team has assessed that illicit iron ore was transported to ports in excess of permitted quantity and significant quantity of illicit ore might have been transported through vehicles overloading.
The report said that “It is pertinent to note that the computed figures point towards large scale transport without any permit or with forged permit in the two years of 2009 and 2010.”
The ports from where iron ore along with quantity have been exported are:
Belekeri (Karnataka) 2.03 crore tonnes
Chennai and Ennore (Tamil Nadu) 3.52 crore tonnes
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) 8.1 million tonnes
Karwar (Karnataka) 7.6 million tonnes
Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) 2.45 crore tonnes
New Mangalore (Karnataka) 2.92 crore tonnes
The report revealed that permits for domestic destinations increased from 8.85 million tonnes in 2006-07 to 16.8 million tonnes in 2007-08. Thereafter the permits issued for domestic consumption in tonnes remained steady between 16.8 million tonnes and 18.8 million tonnes in 2009-10.
Permits issued for domestic consumption in 2010 (April to July) were 7.06 million tonnes. Hence, there were no large fluctuations in permits issued for domestic consumption in the last five years.
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