Offer price of Rs 1330 crore obtained through sand tender process in 41 districts of state
Saturday - February 8, 2020 10:45 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Bhopal 08 Feb 2020: District-wise e-tenders were invited by Madhya Pradesh State Mining Corporation from 43 districts with sand availability for disposal of sand mines in the state under Madhya Pradesh Sand Rules 2019. In the tender process, tenders were received for 41 out of 43 districts of the state. No tender was received in Ujjain and Agar-Malwa districts.
Financial tenders of 41 districts were opened in the tender process in which offer price of Rs 1330 crores was received. Rs 446 crore 13 lakh has been deposited in the corporation’s account with the value of 50 percent of the tender amount in 33 districts. Of these, letters of intent have been issued in 31 districts. The process of issuing letters of intent is being carried out in Sehore and Dindori districts. Noticfication has been issued for depositing the amount to the highest tender in Shajapur district. Fifty percent of the amount has not been submitted till the last date that is February 8 by tenderers of Hoshangabad, Raisen, Mandla and Ashok Nagar district. Notification has not been issued to tenderers of Chhindwara, Singrauli and Sidhi due to judicial and technical reasons.
Rs 470 crore 85 lakhs were deposited by sand tenderers in the state at the rate of 50 percent of the highest value of the tender till February 8, 2020 by 33 contractors as EMD of Hoshangabad, Raisen, Mandla, Ashoknagar and Shajapur. Mining plans of total 97 mines in Betul, Dewas, Harda, Bhind, Balaghat, Katni, Panna and Jabalpur districts have been approved in favour of the contractors. Out of these, 82 mines have been transferred in favour of contractors by the state government. Action is being taken by the contractors to get environmental clearance of these mines. Window to News
