Bhubaneswar: Union minister of mines Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday met mining firms from Odisha in New Delhi to review the production of iron ore following the closure of six mines in the state.

Tomar requested the miners to follow the Supreme Court orders on mining and endeavour to increase their production to the maximum possible within their permissible ceilings. Though the production in January is expected to be lower, the firms said they would step up production.