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Bengal: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman reviews rehabilitation of mining-affected families in Raniganj

Durgapur, Oct 29 (UNI) NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Ashok Lahiri on Thursday concluded a two-day visit to Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), during which he reviewed the rehabilitation and resettlement of families affected by mining activities and land subsidence in the Raniganj Coalfields.
During the visit, Lahiri toured rehabilitation sites at Andal and Sonepur in Durgapur, interacted with residents and reviewed the availability of civic amenities.
At the Sonepur Bazari Open Cast Project, he was briefed on mining operations and reclamation measures undertaken by ECL.
Lahiri also inaugurated a ‘Waste to Wealth’ sculpture at Sonepur Bazari, depicting a Marion 7820-15 dragline machine made from industrial scrap. ECL had introduced the giant coal excavator in the mid-1980s.
He later visited the Jhanjra underground mine in Pandaveswar.
The review meeting was attended by ECL Chairman-cum-Managing Director Dr Satish Jha, NITI Aayog ADG and Project Director Anupam Lahiri, West Burdwan District Magistrate Vivek Kumar, who is also the chief executive officer of the Asansol Durgapur Development Authority. UNI KS NST
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