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Guwahati, Mar 26 (PTI) Coal mining at North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) resumed on Saturday after Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the operations at Tikak Colliery in Assam’s Tinsukia district.<\/p>\n
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was also present on the occasion.<\/p>\n
Mining operations at NEC, a unit of Coal India Limited (CIL), were halted due to environment-related issues in 2020.<\/p>\n
The resumption of mining operations at Tikak Colliery is a very important step towards the development of the region, Joshi said.<\/p>\n
“The coal quality of NEC is superior to those found in other parts and is in much demand by several domestic industries of the country”, he said.<\/p>\n
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the Union Minister for his proactive initiatives for resuming mining operations at Tikak Colliery at Margherita.<\/p>\n
With the restart of mining operations at Tikak Colliery, the state government has fulfilled yet another promise made to the people during the last assembly election, Sarma said.<\/p>\n
Highlighting that the Assam Government is committed to maintaining a balance between development and the environment, the chief minister said While operationalising Tikak Colliery, we have ensured that mining activities continue in sync with nature.<\/p>\n
“Our government has extended all co-operation to Coal India Limited in resolving environmental and all other issues that had stalled the functioning of the North Eastern Coalfields”.<\/p>\n
NEC presently operates in Tikak Colliery with two opencast projects (OCPs) namely Tikak OCP and Tikak Extension OCP with a combined coal production capacity of 4 lakh tonne per annum.<\/p>\n
NEC will also start producing coal from its Tirap Open Cast Mine from 2022-23 fiscal with a target to produce 10 lakh tonne of the mineral per annum.<\/p>\n
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