Maoist attack hits NMDC’s iron ore supplies

HYDERABAD: Iron ore supplies from NMDC’s Bailadila mines in Chattisgarh have come to a halt after Maoists blew up three power transmission towers in the Bastar Division last week.

Iron ore production to the tune of 60,000 tonnes per day has been affected translating into a direct loss of Rs 9 crore per day.

Supplies to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam’s VSP, Essar, Ispat Industries Ltd and the Birla’s Vikram Ispat, apart from 68 smaller steel units in Chattisgarh have been affected, an NMDC spokesperson said. An Essar spokesperson said pellitisation unit in the region has not been hit though power supplies to the entire operations have been disrupted.