MAPUSA
After the SC’s dismissal of the government’s review petition on mining, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said the State government will start mining activity at the earliest through both the options “ mining corporation and auctioning of leases.
“We have already set up a mining corporation and in the upcoming assembly we will also pass the bill. We will fast track its rules and regulations so that mining can be started through the mining corporation and auctioning,” Sawant said.
He said once the mining corporation begins operation, some mining leases will be run through the corporation and some leases will be auctioned.
“The government is very serious on auctioning of mining leases and also to start the mining corporation simultaneously to resume the mining activity in the State,” he said.
