The Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Limited announced that Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), Government of India, examined the Company's application under EIA Notification 2006 and its further amendments thereto, and after accepting the recommendation of Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) during 9th EAC (Non-Coal Mining) meeting held during 17-18 January 2023 and 12th EAC meeting held on 21-22 March 2023, has accorded Environmental Clearance (EC) for enhancing Iron Ore production from 1.60 MTPA to 4.50 MTPA retaining the Manganese Ore production at 0.55 MTPA along with proposed 7.0 MTPA Ore Beneficiation Plant, 1.2 km Down Hill Conveyor System and 0.15 MTPA Crushing & Screening Plant of Iron Ore and Manganese Ore in the Company's Mining lease area of 1860.10 ha (ML No: 2678).