17 FEBRUARY 2013The Times of India
Vedanta Aluminium seeks bauxite to reopen Lanjigarh refinery
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The Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) on Friday asked the state government to allot small bauxite deposits for its defunct Lanjigarh refinery to resume operation.
The VAL chief operating officer (COO) Mukesh Kumar made a presentation here to highlight the refinery's plight and possible solution to the current crisis before a three-member inter-ministerial committee, headed by finance minister Prasanna Acharya. Kumar said many small bauxite reserves are lying unutilised with the state government and could be made available for the one mtpa refinery. The plant, which was set up on the assurance of the state government to provide raw material, had to down its shutters on December 5, 2012, pushing a large number of families, dependent on the project for their livelihood in the remote Kalahandi district, to uncertainty.
"The refinery is desperate to survive. We offered an alternative solution to the government to take a view. The small bauxite deposits are with the state government. They are located in non-forest areas. There are also certain closed mines, which can be explored to meet our need," Kumar said after presenting the factory's case before the committee.
The VAL chief operating officer (COO) Mukesh Kumar made a presentation here to highlight the refinery's plight and possible solution to the current crisis before a three-member inter-ministerial committee, headed by finance minister Prasanna Acharya. Kumar said many small bauxite reserves are lying unutilised with the state government and could be made available for the one mtpa refinery. The plant, which was set up on the assurance of the state government to provide raw material, had to down its shutters on December 5, 2012, pushing a large number of families, dependent on the project for their livelihood in the remote Kalahandi district, to uncertainty.
"The refinery is desperate to survive. We offered an alternative solution to the government to take a view. The small bauxite deposits are with the state government. They are located in non-forest areas. There are also certain closed mines, which can be explored to meet our need," Kumar said after presenting the factory's case before the committee.
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