Bhubaneswar: In a fresh effort to curb illegal mining activities in the state, the Odisha government and officials of different ports on Tuesday resolved to share information regarding mineral exports on regular basis. Authorities of Haldia and Vishakhapatnam ports today agreed to share information on export of minerals through their facilities from November, chief secretary Bijay Kumar Patnaik told reporters after meeting with the authorities of Paradip, Haldia, Vishakhapatnam and Dhamra ports, at the State Secretariat here. Stating that the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) had been fully cooperative with the state government, Patnaik said that henceforth, the authorities of Haldia and Vishakhapatnam ports will also submit details of the minerals being exported though their facilities every fortnight. Though two more Andhra Pradesh-based ports Kakinada and Gangavaram were invited to join the meeting, they did not turn up today, Patnaik said, adding that the bulk of iron ore was being exported to foreign countries through ports at Paradip, Haldia and Visakhapatnam. The meeting was significant as it was convened barely a week after Odisha government drew attention of the cabinet secretary and the ministry of mines alleging that the port authorities of Haldia and Vishakhapatnam were not sharing any information on the volume of iron ore being exported from their ports. Among others, the port authorities were asked to keep information on which vehicles carried how much cargo to their berths from which place, name of consignors and photo copies of permit, a senior official of steel and mines department said, adding that the port authorities would submit information to the deputy director of mines in every fortnight. The Port authorities of Haldia and Vishakhapatnam were also told to adopt the model being implemented by the PPT while exporting raw materials.