COAL INDIA ARM WESTERN COALFIELDS (WCL) OPENS 3 NEW COAL MINES

June 8, 2020

Coal India Subsidiary Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) opened 3 new coal mines in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh having combined annual production capacity of 2.9 million tonnes (MT).

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  • The three mines which WCL has opened, are
    • Adasa Mine, an underground to open cast mine, in Nagpur Area of Maharashtra,

    • Sharda underground Mine in Kanhan Area and

    • Dhankasa underground mine in Pench Area of Madhya Pradesh.



  • The company launched a surveillance System named ‘WCL EYE’ to monitor operations of 15 major mines of the company round the clock. It will also help monitor coal stocks.

  • It also launched an App named SAMVAAD to connect with its employees and stakeholders on this occasion. 

Source : PIB

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