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Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) moving president K.T. Rama Rao connected Monday alleged superior irregularities, procedural lapses and ineligible violations successful the mining e-auction held successful Suryapet territory past twelvemonth demanding cancellation of the tenders and an contiguous autarkic inquiry.
In a missive addressed to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the erstwhile Minister criticised the Mines and Geology section for conducting the e-auction successful a mode that, helium alleged, compromised transparency. Referring to a notification issued connected August 30, 2024, helium pointed retired respective deficiencies successful the tender process.
“Nearly 1,100 acres of Reserved Forest (RF) onshore autumn wrong the Pasupulabodu, Saidulnama and Sultanpur mining blocks. However, the tender documents allegedly failed to disclose mandatory method details specified arsenic precise latitude and longitude coordinates, DGPS survey validation, wood compartment data, elaborate survey maps and UTM geo-coordinates,” helium claimed.
He added that broad geological reports required nether the Mineral Auction Rules, 2015, and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, were not provided, rendering the process legally questionable.
Expressing interest that authorities proceeded with the auction contempt pending ineligible scrutiny and allegedly failed to comply with directions issued by the Telangana High Court, helium questioned however preferred bidders were announced earlier biology and statutory clearances were completed.
He besides raised doubts implicit the enactment of 2 companies that, helium said, are facing cases related to amerciable mining successful reserved wood areas.
Alleging that the auction was conducted without obtaining the mandatory No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Forest department, helium observed that specified actions could harm the situation and erode nationalist trust.
