Cancel additional allocation to NMDC, MML: Miners urge SC

During the mining ban in Karnataka, NMDC and MML were allocated additional production limits on an ad hoc basis

The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) has urged the Supreme Court to dispense with the ad hoc additional mining lease allocation granted to NMDC and MML over and above their maximum permissible annual production (MPAP) with immediate effect.

FIMI has also requested the court that the overall district-wise ceiling on production be commensurate with the aggregate MPAP of all the lessees in Chitradurga, Tumkur and Bellary districts. Industry representatives believe that this will increase transparency in pricing and will remove NMDC’s monopoly, which affects pricing. During the mining ban in Karnataka, NMDC and MML were allocated additional production limits on