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Coal production comes to halt in SCCL’s 45 coal mines across six districts
The Hindu
The 3-day strike has been called by the JAC of all the trade unions of the SCCL setting aside ideological affiliations to protest the Centre’s decision to auction four coal blocks in the State for commercial mining.
Coal production in the government-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL)’s 45 coal mines located across six districts came to a halt as the workers struck work from the first shift this morning in response to the 72-hour strike called by five Central trade unions and the TRS-affiliated Telangana Boggu Gani Karmika Sangham (TBGKS).
The three-day strike has been called by the JAC of all the trade unions of the SCCL setting aside ideological affiliations to protest the Centre’s decision to auction four coal blocks in the State for commercial mining.
The SCCL, the only State-owned coal mining company in south India, with a manpower of around 43,000, is likely to suffer coal production loss to the tune of little over 4.50 lakh tonnes during the three-day strike.