Iron Ore Scam: Shettar promises to provide full support to CBI
: On Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said that his government, with all its support, will cooperate with the probing agency - Central Bureau of Investogtion (CBI), in its probe into massive illegal export of iron ore from the state which took place during his "Pin It")
Published on: Sun, 09 Sep 2012 at 23:16 IST
Bellary (Karnataka): On Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said that his government, with all its support, will cooperate with the probing agency - Central Bureau of Investogtion (CBI), in its probe into massive illegal export of iron ore from the state which took place during his predecessor BS Yeddyurappa's regime."We will fully co-operate with the CBI in the probe into the Belekeri iron ore scam," Shettar, the third Bharatiya Janata Party leader to head the state after Yeddyurappa, told reporters in this iron-ore rich north Karnataka district, about 300 km from Bangalore.
The CBI probe into the scam was ordered on Friday by the Supreme Court which slammed the Karnataka government for its failure to prevent illegal extraction and export of 50.7 lakh tonnes of iron ore from the state's forest areas from January 2009 to May 2010.
The ore was exported from the small port of Belekeri in north Karnataka district of Uttara Kannada, about 450 km from Bangalore. The port is operated by the state government, unlike major ports which are administered by the central government.
The illegal export from the port was first brought to light in the middle of 2010 by the then Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde, whose report on massive mining scam resulted in Yeddyurappa losing chief ministership in July last year.
The apex court directive for CBI probe followed recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) set up by it to investigate illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
In his report on illegal export from Belekeri, Hegde had said 77.38 lakh tonnes of iron ore was illegally exported between 2006-2007 and 2010-2011.
He had said that bribe was paid to facilitate illegal export. He found various forms of bribe payment: "Ship-wise fixed amount, an amount in proportion to quantity exported, month-wise fixed amount, lump sum amount at regular periods, amounts once in a while."
Opinion Polls
Tag Related Stories:-
Featured Blogs
Advertise with Us ||
Press Release ||
Legal ||
Disclaimer ||
Privacy Policy ||
About Us ||
Our Editors ||
Contact Us ||
Feedback ||
Jobs
All rights reserved. Pardaphash and the Pardaphash logo are registered marks of Mahakaal News management Pvt. Ltd.
