Prohibitory order from DGMS halts granite extraction and employment at Chimakurthy mine

Midwest Ltd has received a Prohibitory Order from the Directorate General of Mines Safety.

Wed 7 Oct 2026

Order Received Timestamp

06 October 2026 at 03.53 pm

Injury or Loss of Life

None reported

Fine or Penalty Imposed by Order

No fine or penalty imposed

Midwest Ltd has disclosed a regulatory order that stops work at one of its mines.

What the company told the exchanges

• On 06 October 2026 at 03.53 pm, the company received a Prohibitory Order from the Director of Mines Safety, Hyderabad Region No. 3, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Ministry of Labour & Employment.
• The order was issued after a site inspection citing the collapse of a side of the mine at Chimakurthy.
• It has been issued under Section 38(1)(B)(c) and Section 38(1)(B)(d) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.

What the order stops

• Extraction of mineral (granite) at the company's Midwest Granite Mine at Chimakurthy, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh.
• Employment of persons at that mine.
• Both are prohibited until the danger is removed.
• The only exception is individuals whose presence is required to remove the danger.

What the update says about the incident

• A collapse of the side occurred on the northern part of the mine, originating from the adjoining mine.
• The failure had a consequential impact on a few benches within the company's mine, affecting their stability and resulting in associated operational and safety concerns.
• Injury or loss of life: none reported.

Financial read-across

• The order itself does not impose any fine or penalty.
• The company describes the operational impact as extraction at the mine being suspended until the danger is removed.

What investors may watch for

• Any update on the danger being removed and extraction at the mine resuming.
• The company's own future disclosures on how the suspension affects its operations.

This is a disclosure about an order received. The stated position is that the order carries no fine or penalty, that no injury or loss of life was reported, and that extraction at the affected mine is suspended until the danger is removed.

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