Bhubaneswar: The Keonjhar district administration has issued notices to 23 mining leaseholders asking them to give to submit replies to alleged illegal mining operations conducted by them.

The mining leaseholders have been asked to depose before the court of the District Magistrate today and submit all required documents relating to mining activities undertaken by them.

It may be noted that the State Government has undertaken a process to collect fines from illegal mining leaseholders as per a direction of the Supreme Court.