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A bauxite mining lease over an area of 1,388.74 hecatares in Baphalimali of Rayagada district in Kashipur region of Southern Orissa, originally granted in favour of Orissa Mining Corporation Limited (OMC), has been transferred to M/s. Utkal Alumina International Limited with effect from November 10, 2000. The mining operation has not yet commenced. No bauxite mining lease has been granted to any of the companies associated with bauxite mining operations in Orissa for the last three years.
State Government of Orissa has informed that some sections of the tribals in the region have shown resistance to the project of M/s. Utkal Alumina International Limited and its mining activities. The company has been advised by the State Government to adopt a very humane rehabilitation package to win the goodwill and confidence of the people affected.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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