By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Orissa will soon write to the central government to seek a ban on the export of iron and chrome ore from the state, a minister said Sunday.
State Steel and Mines Minister Raghunath Mohanty said his department has drafted a proposal and a committee headed by Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadai was examining it.
The committee has held two meetings in recent months, he told IANS.
He said Ghadai was currently undergoing treatment in a hospital in Singapore. The committee would resume examination of the draft after his return.
The proposal would later be sent to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for approval. Once it is approved by him, the government would send a formal proposal to the central government, said Mohanty.
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