Karnataka mining: Supreme Court raises annual iron ore production limit for three districts

The Supreme Court on Friday raised the annual iron ore production limit for Ballari, Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts in Karnataka. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana raised the annual iron ore production limit from 7 MMT to 15 MMT for Chitradurga and Tumakuru districts.

For Ballari, it raised the limit from 28 MMT to 35 MMT a year.