OD-DIRECTORATE

Odisha establishes separate directorate for minor minerals
    Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (PTI) Odisha government has set up
a Directorate of Minor Minerals to prevent their illegal
lifting, according to its notification released on Tuesday.
    The gazette notification bearing the date of August
13, 2019 said that the new directorate with all necessary
technical capacity will look after the scientific and
sustainable management of the resources.
    Among its main functions, the notification said, the
directorate will identify source of minor minerals in a
scientific manner and prepare mining and environmental
management plans as per the applicable laws.
    The directorate will function under the administrative
control of revenue and disaster management department in view
of augmenting the revenue of the state from these resources
and will administrate the Odisha Minor Mineral Concession
Rules, 2016 as amended from time to time, it said.
    The directorate will ensure prevention of illegal
quarrying and lifting of minor minerals such as sand,
ballasts, chips and gravel of ordinary stones, river shingles,
pebbles and rock fines generated from stone crushers.
    There will be a director in the rank of additional
secretary, either an IAS or an OAS cadre officer. PTI AAM BDC
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