High-level committee to ascertain illegal encroachments, mining in OMC case  

The Andhra Pradesh Government issued a G.O (RT No.167) connected Thursday constituting a six- subordinate high-level committee to hole the boundaries of the leased and reserved wood areas related to the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Pvt. Ltd., to ascertain the grade of amerciable encroachments and amerciable mining, and different unauthorised activities, arsenic per the Supreme Court directions.

The committee volition person erstwhile justice of the Supreme Court Sudhanshu Dhulia arsenic chairperson, nominees of the Central Empowered Committee and Department of Environment, Forest and Science and Technology (EFST), Anantapur District Conservator of Forests M. Guru Prabhakar arsenic typical of Principal Secretary of EFST, and the Joint Director of Mines & Geology arsenic the typical of Principal Secretary of Industries & Commerce (Mines) arsenic members, and the Director of Survey Settlements & Land Records representing Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) arsenic the convener-cum-secretary.

It was mentioned successful the GO. issued by Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand that the apex tribunal ordered the enactment of the committee connected the State government’s request, successful the substance of SLP (C) No. 7366-7367 of 2010 betwixt the Government of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. Vs M/s Obulapuram Mining Co.P.Ltd.

Anantapur District Collector A. Venkateswarlu, Kurnool Regional Joint Director of  Survey, Settlement and Land Records, and Deputy Director of Mines G. Srinivasa Chowdary were mandated to assistance the committee successful conducting the exercise.