Friday, July 31, 2009

Master Plan Dealing with Fire, Subsidence and Rehabilitation in Jharia & Raniganj Coalfields within the leasehold of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) & Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) 

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the Master Plan dealing with fire, subsidence and rehabilitation and diversion of surface infrastructure within the leasehold of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) & Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) at an estimated investment of Rs.9657.61 crore (Rs.7028.40 crore for Jharia Coal Field (JCF) and Rs. 2629.21 crore for Raniganj Coal Field (RCF) excluding Rs.116.23 crore sanctioned earlier for various Environmental Measures & Subsidence Control (EMSC) schemes. 

This would help in achieving the following : 

• Safety of people who will be moved from endangered areas to safer places with better amenities. 

• Saving of large amount of coal from burning which provides scope for projectising the available reserves eventually. 

• Preventing environmental pollution and make the locations environment friendly.

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