SJTA Notice: SJTA notice to 19 leaseholders for excess mining | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) of Puri has issued show-cause notice to 19 leaseholders of stone quarries of the temple in Khurda district following allegation of excess mining beyond lease conditions.
Chief administrator of SJTA, Arabinda Kumar Padhee, issued the notice under Odisha Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016.
According to the notice, violators will have to pay royalty, incidental charges and penalty for over-extraction of minor minerals within seven days.Similarly, they have been asked to submit a written explanation as to the circumstances under which such an exception was made.
Further action will be taken after receiving the reply to the notice. If the leaseholders do not abide by the notice, the mining contract will be cancelled and all land assets of Lord Jagannath in Puri will be protected, stated Padhee in the notice.
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