— 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 …

Impact of iron ore mining in Kudremukh on Bhadra river ecosystem

"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 ...

 — 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 ...

 — 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 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 …

 — 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.

Kudremukh is an Iron Ore Mine (Karnataka) in India owned by NMDC.General: The mined ore is transported through pipelines running through districts of Udupi and.After 7 years,Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited comesAfter 7 years,Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited comes to life again The Kudremukh ...

 — 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 ...

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.

 — On 31 December 2005, the curtains are set to come down on the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd's long disputed mining operations in the protected Kudremukh National Park. But ensuring an end to mining in one of the most stunning landscapes of the country has not been easy. ... The Comptroller and Auditor General estimated …

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 …

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 …

Kudremukh iron ore mine is located in a region of the Western Ghats that receives more than 6000 mm of rainfall annually [1], hence the potential for contributing to sediment loading in downstream water bodies and damaging endangered ecosystems is high. The Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) conducted its mining operations for over …

 — 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.

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 ...

 — 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 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'.

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 …

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 ...

 — 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 ...

 — 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 ...

 — 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 ...

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 …

KIOCL. 2002. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited, Rainfall data (1990-2002) Kudremukh, District Chickmagalur. NEERI. 2000. Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment of Kudremukh Iron Ore Mines. NEERI, Nagpur. NIRCON, 1997. Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan for Proposed …

"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 iron ore company Latest Breaking News, Pictures, Videos, and Special Reports from The Economic Times. kudremukh iron ore company Blogs, Comments and Archive News on Economictimes.com. ... citing concerns over the felling of over 99,000 trees and potential environmental damage. The decision comes after Union Minister HD …

 — The issue related to the limits of the mineral resources in our earth's crust or in the ocean is not so significant. More important environmental concern arises from the impacts of extraction and …

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 …