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To wide the export of robust ore from insignificant ports successful Karnataka, the State authorities connected Thursday approved Karnataka Non-major Ports Iron Ore Handling Policy, 2025, for handling of robust ore done non-major ports nether the Karnataka Maritime Board.
Amid large-scale usurpation of rules successful extraction of robust ore and ample quantities of robust ore export illegally, the State authorities had banned export of robust ore from 10 non-major ports successful 2010 nether the Karnataka Ports (Landing and Shipping Fees) Act, 1961. However, successful 2022, the Supreme Court allowed export of robust ore from these ports strictly nether the argumentation of Indian government. It permitted export of robust ore done ports successful Karnataka arsenic is being done successful the remainder of the country.
“The argumentation is simply a modular operating process for the export of robust ore from these ports. The argumentation volition travel into effect prospectively. Since a fig of cases are pending successful courts and the Lokayukta report, it cannot beryllium implemented with retrospective effect,” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil explained successful the post-Cabinet briefing.
The 2010 order
The 2010 bid had banned export of robust ore from ports successful Karwar, Tadadi, Bhatkal, Malpe, Old Managlore, Belekeri, Honnavar, Kundapura, Hangarkatta and Padubidri. In all, Karnataka has 13 non-major ports.
Incidentally, Belekeri larboard deed headlines during the highest of amerciable proscription and export of robust ore arsenic respective lakh tonnes of confiscated robust ore was reported “missing”, which figured successful the Lokayukta study too. It was believed that with the connivance of officials, the robust ore had, successful fact, been exported.
Revenue generation
According to the Cabinet note, the argumentation would effect successful gross earning to the authorities done registration fees, licence fees (for allotment of onshore for handling robust ore), wharfage charges, minimum warrant deposits, information deposits, penalties for non-compliance, oregon shortfalls and a recurring contamination mitigation, information and supervision interest of ₹13 per tonne.
