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Odisha to auction 636 new minor mineral sources soon

The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar

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March 10, 2025

AFTER inviting bids for eight major mineral blocks, the Odisha government is all set to go for auction of its newly identified 636 minor minerals sites spread over 17 districts.

- HEMANT KUMAR ROUT @Bhubaneswar

Sources said, the minor mineral deposits include sand, stone, laterite, morrum, and other minor minerals crucial for construction and infrastructure development. They are spread across districts of Angul, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Ganjam, among others.

The auction process will begin once the district survey reports (DSRs) are approved by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).

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