The Odisha government has collected Rs 8,223 crore as penalty from mining companies operating without necessary clearances by December 31, 2017, roughly four months after the Supreme Court imposed the fine and called the alleged scam “rapacious”.
( http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-govt-collects-over-rs-8000-crore-as-fine-from-mining-companies/story-96xidB2PAo3WHT3ptiWpTM.html ) Any idea, anyone, as to the amount collected, from the mining companies who've gypped us here in Goa to the tune of something like 35,000 crore rupees? It may be instructive to see if Odisha's mode of recovery could be attempted here. Linken
