Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 |By DHNS
Justice Santosh Hegde in chapter 2 titled ‘Export of illicit iron ore from Belekeri port’ on illegal mining said that large scale irregularities were found in the small port at Belekeri, south of Karwar in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.
His team, along with the forest department which had raided and seized ore at the port, had subsequently lost most of it to theft. About 610,000 tonnes of the seized ore was stolen, while only 272,000 tonne remains at the port.
The report states large scale illegal exports of ore was done by private companies Shree Mallikarjun Shipping Pvt Ltd, Adani Enterprises Ltd, Salgaonkar Mining Industries Pvt Ltd and Raj Mahal Silks.
Officials of the ports department, customs, police, KSPCB, CRZ, mines department and local politicians received bribes from Adani Enterprises for undue favors for illegal exports.
It was found that 44 companies were supplying ore exclusively to Adani, 30 companies to SMSPL and eight to both companies.
The companies are GG Mines of Gogga Gurushantaiah and brothers, Continent Impex Pvt Ltd, Nagappa mines of Shantalakshmi Jairam, SB Minerals, Junjubail of Dream Logistics, SVK Jaisingpura of SB Minerals, SVK Danapur of S B Minerals, VS Lad, Nadeem Minerals, Sunrise of SB Minerals, ILC of SB Minerals, ILC Bevanahalli, Trident Minerals, Lakshmi Venkateshwara Minerals, Arshad Export of SB Minerals, Alpine International of Vesco, Bharat Mines and Minerals, Taurine Iron and Steel Co Pvt Ltd and Satya Granites.
The report said that the ore illegally extracted and transported came from Hospet, Sandur, Bellary and Koppal.
The total ore exported from Belekeri port from 2006 to 2011 was 2.03 crore metric tonnes; permits were issued to transport ore from various places to Belekeri port worth 1.26 crore metric tonnes; illegal ore exported was 7.73 million metric tonnes; illegal ore export was highest in 2009-10 at 3.65 million metric tonnes; illegal export in two months in 2010-11 was a record breaking 1.15 million metric tones.
Justice Santosh Hegde in chapter 2 titled ‘Export of illicit iron ore from Belekeri port’ on illegal mining said that large scale irregularities were found in the small port at Belekeri, south of Karwar in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.
His team, along with the forest department which had raided and seized ore at the port, had subsequently lost most of it to theft. About 610,000 tonnes of the seized ore was stolen, while only 272,000 tonne remains at the port.
The report states large scale illegal exports of ore was done by private companies Shree Mallikarjun Shipping Pvt Ltd, Adani Enterprises Ltd, Salgaonkar Mining Industries Pvt Ltd and Raj Mahal Silks.
Officials of the ports department, customs, police, KSPCB, CRZ, mines department and local politicians received bribes from Adani Enterprises for undue favors for illegal exports.
It was found that 44 companies were supplying ore exclusively to Adani, 30 companies to SMSPL and eight to both companies.
The companies are GG Mines of Gogga Gurushantaiah and brothers, Continent Impex Pvt Ltd, Nagappa mines of Shantalakshmi Jairam, SB Minerals, Junjubail of Dream Logistics, SVK Jaisingpura of SB Minerals, SVK Danapur of S B Minerals, VS Lad, Nadeem Minerals, Sunrise of SB Minerals, ILC of SB Minerals, ILC Bevanahalli, Trident Minerals, Lakshmi Venkateshwara Minerals, Arshad Export of SB Minerals, Alpine International of Vesco, Bharat Mines and Minerals, Taurine Iron and Steel Co Pvt Ltd and Satya Granites.
The report said that the ore illegally extracted and transported came from Hospet, Sandur, Bellary and Koppal.
The total ore exported from Belekeri port from 2006 to 2011 was 2.03 crore metric tonnes; permits were issued to transport ore from various places to Belekeri port worth 1.26 crore metric tonnes; illegal ore exported was 7.73 million metric tonnes; illegal ore export was highest in 2009-10 at 3.65 million metric tonnes; illegal export in two months in 2010-11 was a record breaking 1.15 million metric tones.
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