By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Directorate of Mines in the Steel and Mines Department has issued Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for e-auction of three mineral blocks including Behera-Banjipali limestone block and Naringapanga graphite block, both virgin and Teherai block lease expired, for the second time as sufficient numbers of bidders have not submitted bids in the 1st attempt.
Teherai block is being auctioned under second attempt of auction as per clause (b) of sub-rule(11) of rule 9 of Mineral (auction) Rules 2015 and amendments thereafter.
The State Government has debarred Tarama Apartment Private Limited from participating in Teherai iron ore and manganese block auction process. This company has become defaulter as it has failed to take the mine even after successfully bidding, the sources said.
The bidders who had purchased the tender document for Teherai block in response to the Notice Inviting Tender dated 7 July, 2021 and the tender documents for Behera-Banjipali & Naringapanga blocks in response to the NIT dated 22 October, 2021, will not require to pay tender fee again, it said.
