Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said the Chhattisgarh government will review the allocation of iron ore mining in Dantewada district’s Bailadila area by the previous BJP government a day after locals began protests claiming that the hill, where the mining is supposed to take place, as their deity.
“Some people have questioned the tender allocation process undertaken by the previous (BJP) government and secondly, the tribals of Dantewada are protesting against the mining operations on hills. Therefore, we have decided to review the tender allocation process,” said Baghel.
The 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) capacity Bailadila Iron Ore Deposit-13 at Kirandul is being developed by NCL, a joint venture of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and the Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (CMDC Ltd), and has been allocated to Adani Enterprises for mining.