Suvarna Bhoomi Yojana: Long wait for Kolar farmers
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04/05/2011
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Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Firm alleges officials colluded with rival company Hospet, Boundaries marked by the revenue department were found missing when officials of the Survey of India came here for a survey of the iron ore mines as per the High Court order, S C Partha of the Survey of India has said. The High Court had ordered the survey following a plea by a company which could not undertake mining even though they have the permits for the last 10 years. But local officials failed to show the boundaries and hence the survey could not be undertaken on Tuesday also, survey officials said. The mining boundaries could not be ascertained even after two days of the survey. Hence, accurate measurements of the mines could not be made. A report will be submitted to the court after discussions with higher officials, said Partha. The State Forest Department and the mines and geology department had failed to help identify the boundaries when A M Mining Company had sought mining permit for five acres of land in mining licence number 2298 in the Ramamalai limits of Sandur. Hence the firm had gone to court. It is alleged that the departments have been providing wrong information with regard to the boundaries. The revenue officials had erased the boundary markings in cohorts with the Associated Mining Company overnight, after getting information that the survey would be undertaken, alleged Asha Mohammed of the A M Mining Company. Meanwhile, Deputy Conservator of Forests Devaraj said that steps would be taken to implement the court order, in association with the officials of the Survey of India, revenue department and the forest department. Tohin Roy of Indian Bureau of Mines, Satyanarayana, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Venkatesh, range forest officer and other officials were present.