Union Minister of Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy during a meeting with senior Ministry officials, in New Delhi
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Bengaluru: Union minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H D Kumaraswamy has scheduled a meeting at the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) office here on Tuesday to discuss the revival of the company and mining at Sandur in Ballari district.
Soon after taking charge of the ministry, Kumaraswamy approved mining at Devadari in Sandur on around 958 acres of land. Meanwhile, the KIOCL has submitted a proposal to conduct a survey to identify iron ore on 1,074 acres land at Swamy Malai in Sandur.
KIOCL had completely stopped the mining activities and has been manufacturing only iron balls by purchasing iron ore from neighboring states. Now, the company is willing to resume mining activities.