Question : Facilities provided by SECL

(a) The facilities provided by South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) to the local people and workers in Chhatisgarh;
(b) The details of the development works done under CSR and other heads in various districts including Sarguja during each of the last three years and the current year; and
(c) the details of provision regarding levelling of tunnels and pits under extracting coal from open cast mines and underground mines?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) SECL has been providing various facilities to the local people and workers, detailed are as under:

1) Promoting preventive health care and sanitation and making available safe drinking water, by organizing health camps.
2) Promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women by construction of school buildings, imparting training to youths through MukhyaMantri Kaushal VikasYojana.
3) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojna.
4) Livelihood enhancement projects by construction of livelihood college at Nipaniya, Bilaspur
5) Measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups by supporting poor children especially from SC/ST communities through Udan and InjorYojna
6) Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of Flora and Fauna, animal welfare, agro-forestry, conservation of natural resources by supporting the HariyarChattisgarhYojna of CG Government, constructing check dams in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve for wild life,provided financial assistance to District Administration, Balrampur for developing infrastructure to preserve the Tatapani hot water springs.
7) Training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports by constructing hostel for Sports Authority of India, supporting various Sports Organizations, Construction of Gymnasium Building at ward No. 15 at Nagar Panchayat of Bhatgaon.
8) Rural development projects through various infrastructural projects such as Construction of Roads, Community Centres.

(b) Works taken up under CSR may relate to providing infrastructure, education health, sports, drinking water facilities, etc. The details of different development works undertaking by SECL under CSR in various Districts including Sarguja during each of the last three years and the current year are enclosed as Annexure.
(c) All subsidiary companies of Coal India Ltd adopt a definite Mine Closure Plan for each of their mines comprising Progressive Closure plan and Final Closure plan duly approved by the competent authority as per the guidelines of MoC. Coal India Ltd is taking action as per provisions of approved Mine Closure Plan during its mine closure activities.
The closure of mines evolves environmental, technical and social aspect, and financial assurance for implementing the post closure activities as per guidelines of Ministry of Coal. The post closure implementing activities will run for three years.
Mine Closure activities for levelling of tunnels and pits after extracting of coal from underground and opencast mines includes, Preparation of Survey & Disposal Report, slope Stability study for high walls and internal backfilled dumps, Backfilling of mined out Area (OC), Dismantling of industrial structure , Grading & dozing of high walls for OC, Fencing of quarry, Clearing of coal Stock and Infrastructural Area, Plantation and landscaping on backfilled area, Plantation over cleaned land of Infrastructure, Sealing of mine entries for UG mine, Environmental Monitoring, Subsidence Management for U/G and Post closure subsidence monitoring for UG mines.





Annexure

Details of CSR Activities initiated/completed by the company during the last three year and current year i.e. 2015-16

S.No Area Year No. of Works Nature of works taken up
1. Baikunthapur 2015-16 1 Infrastructure: Boundary wall around Panchayat Sabha.
2. Bhatgaon 2014-15 9 Infrastructure
3. 6 Education
4. 1 Drinking Water
5. Bishrampur 2013-14 1 Infrastructure
6. 1 Health
7. 1 Sports
8. Chirimiri 2013-14 1 Infrastructure
9. 2015-16 8 Sanitation
10. Dipka 2012-13 1 Infrastructure
11. 2014-15 2 Education
12. 2015-16 10 Sanitation
13. Gevra 2014-15 8 Infrastructure
14. 1 Education
15. 2015-16 1 Sanitation
16. Kusumunda 2012-13 1 Infrastructure
17. 2014-15 11 Drinking Water
18. 14 Infrastructure
19. 2014-16 1 Water Supply
20. Raigarh 2011-12 3 Drinking Water
21. 2 Infrastructure
22. 2012-13 4 Drinking Water
23. 3 Infrastructure
24. 2013-14 1 Infrastructure
25. 2014-15 3 Infrastructure
26. 1 Art and culture promotion
27. 2015-16 3 Sanitation
28. SECL HQ 2013-14 1 Infrastructure
29. 2015-16 2 Art and culture promotion
30. 3 Sports
31. 3 Health
32. 1 Education
33. 1 Environment
34. 1 Miscellaneous
35. 2 Sanitation

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