Ministry of Coal has decided to establish a Sustainable Development Cell, SDC, to promote environmentally sustainable coal mining in the country.
Objective
- The proposed cell will address environmental concerns during the decommissioning or closure of mines.
- The move gains significance as the new private entities are now going to form a significant part of the future.
What will it do?
- The Sustainable Development Cell will advise, mentor, plan and monitor the mitigation measures taken by the coal companies for maximizing the utilization of available resources in a sustainable way, minimizing the adverse impact of mining and mitigating it for further eco-system services.
- The cell will also formulate the future policy framework for the environmental mitigation measures including the Mine closure Fund.
- Itenvisages to address the environmental mitigation measures in a systemic manner and to provide a better environment to people working and residing in the vicinity of Mines.
