Orissa Minerals Development Company Limited was incorporated in 1918. It operates various Iron Ore and Manganese Ore in various districts through leases.
Company received Environmental Clearance for its Belkundi Iron & Manganese Ore Mine, enabling 1.8 MTPA Iron Ore and 0.3 MTPA Manganese Ore production. It paid ₹118.26 Cr in past violation penalties and committed ~₹12.10 Cr for environmental remediation and community plans.
The Supreme Court restored OMDC's Belkundi Mines environmental clearance proposal, validating prior clearances. MoEF&CC also gave a positive assessment for Belkundi Mines' EC, pending conditions. This clears a key hurdle, allowing pending applications under earlier frameworks to proceed for future mining operations.