Lok Sabha Question No. 4293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Mining by SAIL
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4293 FOR ANSWER ON 12/12/2016

## MINING BY SAIL

## 4293.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has carried out any mining work in the country including West Bengal;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  land  acquired  for  the  said  purpose, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) whether  SAIL  provides  employment  to  the  local  people  whose  land  is acquired, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)&(b): SAIL is operating various mines and the details of the land acquired for the purpose are:

|   Name of Mine | Name of Mine                               | State          |   Land acquired (in Acres) |
|----------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
|              1 | Gua Iron Ore Mines                         | Jharkhand      |                      89.73 |
|              2 | Manoharpur Iron Ore Mines                  | Jharkhand      |                     339.88 |
|              3 | Bolani Iron Ore Mines                      | Odisha         |                     124.29 |
|              4 | Barsua Iron Ore Mines                      | Odisha         |                     742.7  |
|              5 | Kalta Iron Ore Mines                       | Odisha         |                      89.56 |
|              6 | Rajhara Mines                              | Chhattisgarh   |                    2535.07 |
|              7 | Kuteshwar Limkestone Mines                 | Madhya Pradesh |                     101.36 |
|              8 | Bhawanathpur & Tulsidamar Dolomite Mines   | Jharkhand      |                    2131.94 |
|              9 | Purnapani Limestone Mine & Dolomite Querry | Odisha         |                     752.82 |
|             10 | Nandini Limestone Mines                    | Chhattisgarh   |                    2680.42 |
|             11 | Hirri Dolomite Mines                       | Chhattisgarh   |                     476.82 |
|             12 | Chasnalla Colliery                         | Jharkhand      |                     613.59 |
|             13 | Jitpur Colliery                            | Jharkhand      |                      99.32 |
|             14 | Ramnagore Colliery                         | West Bengal    |                     369.48 |

(c) SAIL has provided employment to displaced persons and the details are as follows:

| Plants                    | Employment provided under displaced category   |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Bhilai Steel Plant        | 4468                                           |
| Rourkela Steel Plant      | 6475                                           |
| Bokaro Steel Plant        | 16000 *                                        |
| Salem Steel Plant         | 214                                            |
| Kuteshwar Limestone Mines | 79                                             |
| Chasnalla Colliery        | 289                                            |
| Ramnagore Colliery        | 222                                            |

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