— Mining by the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) in an enclosure within Kudremukh National Park in southern India has affected the sediment …
MONOGRAPH . IRON ORE where dust (suspended particulate matters, SPM) concentration is the main environmental problem. These two iron ore mining areas are discussed separately. 9.2.1 Kudremukh 9.2.1.1 Background Information The topography of this area is hilly, except the valley portion through which the river, Bhadra flows.
KUDREMUKH IRON ORE COMPANY LTD. The Company Arrives and Establishes Itself as a Star Trading Company Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL), a fully funded Government of India enterprise, was established in April 1976 to cater to the requirement of the Shaw of Iran. The mining lease of the National Mineral Develop-
— RAVI SHARMA in Kudremukh. THE Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) shut down its mining operations in the Aroli-Gangamoola ranges of the Kudremukh hills on December 31, in accordance with the October 2002 ruling of the Supreme Court aimed at preserving the ecological integrity of the biodiversity-rich Kudremukh range.
— It has been more than 10 years since mining completely came to a close in the Kudremukh range, but the ecological damage caused by 30 years of mining is still evident.
— Rich iron ore deposits in the upper catchment led to the establishment of the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) in 1976. A lease area of about 46 km 2 was granted to the company in the upper catchment of the Bhadra River (Fig. 2). The mine and plant facilities, including a tailings dam, were commissioned in 1980 after a road was cut ...
— The Supreme Court's order was all the more remarkable because what was closed down was no two-bit operation but a massive, government-owned, export-oriented, profit making corporation, the Kudremukh Iron Ore Mining Company Limited (KIOCL), one of the so called 'Mini Ratna PSUs'.
Everyday iron ore, in the form of slurry, was pumped downhill to the pellet plant. The slurry pipe is prone to breakage, and in the year 2000 alone, it broke four times, spilling an estimated 4000 tonnes of concentrated iron …
— Iron ore was discovered in Kudremukh in 1913, when P. Sampath Iyengar, a geologist from Mysore, set out on a quest for the mineral. ... (the waste mud left over after separation of the ore-laden soil) were dumped into the nearby Lakya Valley. Sadly, the damage didn't stop there. In its bid to appear 'green' the mining company planted over ...
the Environment (ATREE) jointly studied the impact of Iron-ore mining in Kudremukh National Park on water quality of the Bhadra River. This study was funded by the Wildlife …
The captive mining took place at Kudremukh on the Western Ghats range. The mined ore was transported 110 km through slurry pipelines running through the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada up to the pelletisation plant in Panambur, [3] adjacent to the premises of the New Mangalore Port.. The Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. plant in New …
— Under mounting pressure, the Karnataka government responded by rescinding the tree-cutting plan. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre halted the transfer of forest land to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), citing environmental concerns and non-compliance issues related to the Kudremukh National Park.
— Monitoring changes in ecology in the Kudremukh mining region. Iron-ore deposits of the Kudremukh region in Karnataka State, India, were discovered at the …
— World is bestowed with self-sufficient magnetite and hematite iron ores. Huge volume of mining waste, namely iron ore tailings (IOT), is generated during processing of iron ore, leading to environmental concerns. At the same time, due to excessive usage and environmental regulations, there is scarcity of naturally available …
Kudremukh: Fact Sheet . Mining Lease of KIOCL . Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL), has been mining for iron ore in the Kudremukh region of Chickamagalur district of Karnataka on the basis of a 30 year mining lease No. 909 dated 25 July 1969, originally extended to National Minerals Development Corporation (NMDC) and which expired on …
— But now, the locals with the support of wildlife groups are seeking to arrest the trend by waging a relentless legal battle against Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (kiocl) -- the public sector undertaking responsible for extensive damage to the ecosystem. The large-scale resistance follows the mining company's refusal to relinquish its hold ...
The Iron ore deposit in Kudremukh was one of the largest in the world. M/s National Mineral Development Corporation undertook the preliminary investigation of the surrounding areas in Kudremukh in 1960s. ... The …
— The Forest Department's detailed report highlighted the potential ecological damage, including the uprooting of over 99,000 trees and the disruption of local wildlife habitats. It also opposed handing over …
— The people of Jamble in Mudigere taluk left their fertile agricultural land and home at Malleshwara village, also called Kudremukh, to pave the way for KIOCL (Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd.) to ...
The Geologist, Sampath Iyengar's discovery of Iron ore at Kudremukh - part of Ayomukh range - has been traced by Scholars to Sugreeva's legendary reference to the mountain peak. It is understood, in 1913 Sampath Iyengar went in search of iron ore deposit from a place called Balehonnur. When he was trotting along river Bhadra, his horse's ...
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— It only sought to restrict the application of the precautionary principle to cases where the extent of ecological damage likely to occur owing to a development project is not known. ... The three-Judge Bench in that case allowed Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited to continue mining in the reserved area until 2005 in accordance with the ...
— The Supreme Court's order was all the more remarkable because what was closed down was no two-bit operation but a massive, government-owned, export …
An instance of environmental damage by a mining company in India is the Kudremukh Iron-ore Company Limited in the Western Ghats Mountain ranges in the southern part of India. Their operations caused damage to the hills, polluted the groundwater and affected the Kudremukh National Park. Since 1973, seven mining disasters have taken place in the ...
"Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL): The Death Knell and Beyond" by KN Murthy ... only caused immense damage to forest habitat in the proc-ess, but also to the wildlife from unfettered hunting by ... studies of endangered species and environmental impacts in Kudremukh. Therefore, it cannot be reasonably claimed that there was ...
— Kudremukh, nestled in the Western Ghats, hosted one of India's largest open cast iron mines causing extensive deforestation, soil erosion, landslides, and water …
— Kudremukh is a breathtaking mountain range in Chickamagalur District, Karnataka, India. Three rivers originate here and form an important lifeline for South India; the is ecologically very sensitive. The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) conducted prospecting surveys in 1967 and obtained a mining license from the …
Karnataka's Kudremukh environmental movement against mining is one of the classic cases of social movements in India. Based on the findings of a research project, this …
— Kudremukh: Mining Fact Sheet; Bio-Diversity of the Western Ghats With Special Focus on Kudremukh National Park; Press Releases. August 24, 2000 – Friends of the Earth and Environment Support Group Appeal to Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Mr. Yoshiro Mori not to allow imports of iron ore into Japan from Kudremukh National Park
Corpus ID: 53461955; IMPACT OF IRON ORE MINING IN KUDREMUKH ON BHADRA RIVER ECOSYSTEM @inproceedings{Krishnaswamy2003IMPACTOI, title={IMPACT OF IRON ORE MINING IN KUDREMUKH ON BHADRA RIVER ECOSYSTEM}, author={Jagdish Anakkavoor Krishnaswamy and Vishal K. Mehta and Milind Bunyan and …
— World famous iron ore mines of Kudremukh are in the magnificent hill ranges of Kudremukh (horse-shaped hill range, Fig. 11) in Malnad (evergreen forest-covered vast hill ranges) area and constitute an integral part of the famed Western Ghats which are known for rich biodiversity. Iron ore mining which started during 1976 in this belt was ...
— An example is the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited which mined iron ore within the boundaries of the protected Kudremukh National Park [7]. Human–wildlife conflict: Due to the loss of habitat ...
YEAR EVENTS 2000 - Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KIOCL) has bagged Capexil award for outstanding export of iron ore for 1999-2000. ... Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd has been awarded the prestigious ISO 14001 Certification for its environmental management system. 2001 - Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KIOCL), has entered into an …
— Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited faces an uncertain future following a legal challenge to its mining operations and plans in a biodiversity-rich region that has been notified as a national park. ... says: "Open-cast mining by its very nature is a very destructive activity that causes virtually irreparable damage." It notes that the mining ...
KIOCL Limited, formerly Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited, is a central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, with its head office and administrative activities in Bangalore. [3] It has a pelletisation plant in Mangalore and an iron ore mine in Kudremukh (Chikkamagaluru district).The Kudremukh mine, one …
Impact of iron ore mining in Kudremukh on Bhadra river ecosystem
