SAIL-VISL`s Karnataka mine caught in tangle

NEW DELHI. SAIL`s Visesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd (SAIL-VISL) unit has not been able to start mining iron ore in Karnataka for more than two years due to a tangle with the state government over the allotted area. 

 

A 140 hectare area in the NEB range of Bellary district in Karnataka was given to SAIL-VISL for undertaking prospecting or mining operation to SAIL’s loss-making unit for 20 years in October, 2011.

 

Earlier in 2013, while conducting a survey for processing the proposal for granting the mining lease, it was found that there was an overlap of about 13-14 hectares with neighbouring areas.