Fifty three coalmines
have been identified by the subsidiary coal companies of Coal
India Limited for suspension of operation in a phased manned.
The location of these mines, company-wise and State-wise, and
reasons for suspension are as under:
|
Company
|
West Bengal
|
Jharkhand
|
Reasons for
the proposed suspension of operation
|
|
Eastern Coalfields
Ltd.
|
23
|
3
|
Economically
unviable
|
|
Bharat Coking
Coal Ltd.
|
-
|
15
|
Economically
unviable
|
|
Central Coalfields
Ltd.
|
-
|
12
|
Economically
unviable
|
|
Total
|
23
|
30
|
|
Closing mining
activities in coal mines and opening of new coal mines is an
ongoing process. Depending on parameters like exhaustion of
coal reserves, economic viability of the coal mines, safety
consideration, technical feasibility, ability of the coal company
to redeploy the workers in a more viable mine etc., operational
decisions are taken by the coal companies to close mining activities
in some mines and also to open some new mines.
However Government
have stated on several occasions that workmen will not be retrenched
on account of closure of mines or suspension of mining operations
but will be suitably redeployed.
This information
was given by the Minister of Coal, Shri Kariya Munda, in a written
reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
