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20 million tonnes iron ore extraction permitted annually: CM

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Digital Goa, Aug 9- Goa has been permitted annual extraction to the tune of 20 million tonnes. This quantity will be divided between all lease holders, ensuring that excess extraction will not happen, claimed CM Pramod Sawant today. “The lease holder has a period of 50 years to extract the resources based on the annual extraction limit as per Environmental Clearance, abiding the 20 million tonnes extraction cap per year fixed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” CM informed the house.