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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