Prafulla Mallick

Odisha Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick has said that the government has decided to provide bauxite to Vedanta’s Lanjigarh alumina factory from the Kodingamali mines in Koraput through Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). Minister Mallick…

The Odisha government on Tuesday has decided to issue notification for the auction on five mines, Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick said. The Minister also revealed that relevant information for the purpose has been provided to…

A National meeting will be assembled under the chairmanship of the Union Minister of Mines Narendra Singh Tomar at Jaipur in Rajasthan on Friday. Mines Ministers of all States will attend the meeting to discuss the major issues related…

Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick said on Tuesday that the Odisha government would auction of 7 mines in the State by August. Among the mines, a bauxite mine in Koraput district would also be auctioned. Vedanta is likely to…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 21: The Odisha government is considering a revised policy for the unorganised gemstone mining sector that would facilitate the state earn Rs.50-60 crore per annum. The government has decided to amend the gemstone policy,…

Bhubaneswar, Dec 13: The Odisha government has approved the extension of the lease period of 56 mines under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015. Lease periods of 56 mines have been extended and two of…

Bhubaneswar, Dec 7: Mines-based industries are failing to make any significant dent on unemployment in Odisha, generating jobs for less than 40,000 while the number of registered unemployed youth has crossed one million. Only 39,153…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 20: Odisha Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick on Thursday said the state government will request the Centre to facilitate a discussion with Korean steel-maker Posco to set up their $12 billion steel mega-plant in…

Odisha Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick on Wednesday said an inter-departmental committee has recommended the opening of seven non-captive mines in the state. Mallick said the leaseholders would be asked to sign supplementary…

A day after POSCO put its Rs 51,000 crore steel plant project in Odisha on hold, Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick denied knowledge of any such developments. "The company has not informed us about freezing the Odisha project. We got…