Tribals protest against mining at C'garh mine ends: Official

The indefinite protest by tribals against iron ore mining in Bailadila hills range at Dantewada in Chhattisgarh has ended, a senior government official said.

The Mines Ministry official said that NMDC which holds the mining rights in the Bailadila range area would prepare a report on the matter.

Tribals from about 200 villages of Dantewada last week had launched the indefinite protest against mining in a hill revered as the shrine of a local deity.

"The protest has ended and NMDC would be preparing a report on it," the official said.

NMDC CMD N Baijendra Kumar along with senior officials is in Raipur, the official added.

NMDC-CMDC Ltd, a joint venture of and NMDC and Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation, is developing the 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) capacity Bailadila iron ore Deposit-13. The protest started after the joint venture awarded the operations contract to Adani Enterprises.

The Congress government in the state on Tuesday halted the mining work at the ...