TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: Government has collected Rs 216 crore from the mining firms on the conversion of dumps on private and government land as per the Land Use policy, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar informed.
Parrikar said that the last date for submission of applications under the policy on mining dumps has been extended upto Jan 3 on request of mine owners. “By the last day, nearly Rs 300 cr will come to treasury,” he said.
This is a second extension since notification of the policy in September, 2013. The first deadline was October 3, which was extended to Dec 10.
To regulate the iron ore rejects dumps on private and government property and to ban creation of additional dumps in the state and encroachments for dumps, government in October notified land use policy by making necessary amendment to the Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 2013 where operators have to pay Rs 120 per square meter on ore stored on private property and Rs 220 per square meter on dumps stacked in government property.
