
REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF ... - India, South Asia
SUKINDA VALLEY Orissa accounts for about 98% of the total proved chromite (chromium ore) reserves of the country, of which about 97% occur in the Sukinda Valley, over an area covering approximately 200 sq. km., in the Jajpur district. Presently there are 14 chromite mines operating in Sukinda. Out of these,