NMDC has also shown interest to put up a pellet and benificiation plant in Odisha for which allocation of low grade iron ore deposits are sought. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/MintBhubaneswar: State-run NMDC Ltd has offered to augment mineral production in Odisha, which is likely to be hit by shortage of iron ore due to closure of mines. N. Baijendra Kumar, chairman and managing director of NMDC, has written to the Odisha government in this regard, officials said. This would maximise the utilisation and conservation of iron ore, it said. According to industry people in the know, nearly 20 million ton of iron ore production has been affected since the closure of mines from 1 January.

Source: Mint January 20, 2018 13:07 UTC