Published: April 3, 2018 |

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Public sector miner Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has decided to open 13 new mines — six underground and seven open cast — in the coming days to augment its production.

The company will convert underground mines into open cast in cases where amicable reserves for underground mining are exhausted while plans for expansion of existing open cast mines were being evolved to enhance capacity of the mining company in areas where it was feasible.

The company had requested the Union Coal Ministry to allocate coal blocks outside the State to further increase its production capacity, Energy Minister G. Jagdeeshwar Reddy told the Legislative Assembly.

Replying to a query during the Question Hour on Wednesday, the Minister said the State Government had extended several benefits to the employees and workers of the SCCL ever since the TRS took over the reins. The bonus had been enhanced to 25 percent and festival advance increased to ₹25,000 while the Government had enhanced the ex-gratia in case of accidental death of workers to ₹10 lakh.

In addition, efforts were underway to construct quarters for workers in phases in all the six districts where mines were operational and the Government had set aside ₹400 crore in this direction.

Source: The Hindu

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