Iron Ore Extracted and Exported in Odisha during COVID Pandemic

 

Iron Ore Extracted and Exported in Odisha during COVID Pandemic

(From January to December,20)

·         Total  quantity of Iron Ore extracted - 11,09,86,067.9 MT

·         Total  quantity of Iron Ore exported - 2,40,51,516.2 MT

·         Total quantity  of iron Ore exported  through Paradip Port - 1,78,27,683 MT

·         Total quantity  of iron Ore  exported  to China through Paradip Port  - 1,57,37,638 MT

·         Total  revenue  generated -  Rs. 5663.68 CRORES

Odisha is endowed with vast resources of a variety of minerals and occupies a prominent place in the country as a mineral rich State. huge  reserves of high-grade Iron ore,   are extensively available in  Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Mayurhanj, Jajpur in Odisha. This has opened up  huge  investment  and establishment of   Iron-Ore   based industries for manufacture of Steel, Ferro-alloys,   etc., along with setting up other auxiliary and ancillary  industries. Huge  extraction  of Iron Ore  made  for  industrial  consumption in our  state  and  also  for export  to other  states  and  foreign  countries. Govt. of Odisha  has  given lease  to number  of  mining companies  for  extraction  of iron ore  to get  just  revenue  from it. Huge  export  of  raw Iron ore  to  foreign countries  through paradeep Port  and other  ports  is  continuing  day  and night  for  just  few  royalty  from it. The way  Iron Ore  is  exploited  and transported to ports  through   thousands of  Andhra trucks  for export , it may   dwindle  rich deposits  within  couple of  years  leaving  no deposits   for future  generation.

 During  COVID  lockdown  in 2020, when  the whole  state  was  locked  and  suffering  from pandemic  and  all manufacturing companies/ factories  was    almost   closed, extraction  of  iron ore  continues  unabated by the  mining  companies just  to export foreign countries  like China .  Trend of export of Huge quantities  of Iron Ore from Paradeep  Port was more  in pandemic  than previous normal period.   This is  nothing  but  loot  of our  resources  for the benefit of few  at the  cost  of millions of  toiling masses  of our  state. while  Odisha  exported 17  lakh MT  Iron Ore in Feb.20,  the  pandemic situation of May ,20 witnessed export of 28 lakh MT  to foreign countries and other states.

 RTI  was  filed  to the  office  of Directorate  of Mines , Govt. of  Odisha  and Paradip Port  Trust  to understand  magnitude  of Iron ore  extracted , exported  and consumed  in our  state  of Odisha.

 Total Quantity of Iron-Ore Extracted, consumed and exported from Odisha  (from January to December, 20)

 (Information provided by Directorate of Mines  on 24.2.21)

                                                                                                                        (MT)

Year	Iron Ore  Extracted	Iron Ore  Exported	Iron Ore  Consumed by  Industries  in Odisha
January,20	1,29,62,905.84	17,63,572.51	58,14,943.23
Feb.20	1,35,20,360.00	17,81,708.74	55,53,444.48
March,20	1,14,27,967.09	18,30,720.59	57,35,678.44
April , 20	61,13,531.04	17,39,030.62	31,00,470.66
May,20	63,71,697.68	28,06,596.55	31,12,809.85
June,20	55,21,757.21	24,37,424.31	41,60,217.83
July,20	71,65,831.85	30,23,783.82	42,58,503.78
August,20	65,39,458.86	28,16,669.35	38,22,302.65
Sept.20	80,66,156.47	28,35,175.10	44,52,807.30
Oct.20	97,13,439.23	29,39,840.54	57,28,209.89
Nov.20	1,09,92,980.95	13,47,398.05	55,25,709.53
Dec.20	1,25,89,981.44	15,46,265.37	69,18,114.96
Total	11,09,86,067.9	2,40,51,516.2	5,81,83,212.6

Total Quantity of Iron Ore exported from Paradeep Port  ( MT)

(Information obtained from Paradeep Port Trust on 5.3.21 )

Name  of  the Month	Total Quantity  of Iron Ore  exported  from Paradeep Port  ( MT)	Name  of the  places to which Iron Ore exported ( Foreign Countries)	Name  of the  places to which Iron Ore exported  ( within India)
January, 20	11,09,586	China
	1,19,929		Mumbai
	53,000		New Mangalore
Feb.20	9,62,169	China
	52,300	Jintang
	52,500		Gangavaran
	3,33,153		Mumbai
	53,279		New Mangalore
March,20	13,51,584	China
	19,750	QINGDAO
	1,11,545		Mumbai
April,20	8,69,960	China
	53,800	Jhanjhiang
	55,200	Jingtang
May,20	12,56,400	China
	59,316	QINGDAO
June,20	16,06,215	China
	1,04,950		Mumbai
July,20	12,04,295	China
	1,53,160		Mumbai
August, 20	14,60,550	China
	42000	Shanghai
	50,795	TIANJIN
	1,17,509		Mumbai
Sept.20	19,03,851	China
	22,330	Shanghai
	1,09,547	TIANJIN
	1,71,871		Mumbai
October,20	13,06,692	China
	27,670	SHANGHAI
	19,100	TIANJIN
	2,62,361		Mumbai
Nov.,20	13,00,790	China
	35,100	TIANJIN
	1,74,558		Mumbai
Dec.20	8,39,638	China
	20,000	TIANJIN
	3,81,230		Mumbai
Total	1,78,27,683	1,57,37,638

Collection of Royalty on Iron Ore from January to December,20

(Information provided by Directorate of Mines  on 24.2.21)

Month	Collection ( In Crore)
January, 20	639.04
February,20	611.95
March,20	373.08
April,20	220.02
May,20	257.36
June, 20	429.55
July,20	522.21
August,20	531.89
September,20	536.47
October,20	539.24
November,20	452.91
December,20	549.96
Total	5663.68

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Date- 6.5.21