(a) the number of persons who died due to illegal mining in
various coal mines during each of the last three years and
upto March 2001, mine-wise; and
(b) the action taken against the erring officials of these
mines during the said period?
(a) the number of persons who died due to illegal mining in
various coal mines during each of the last three years and
upto March 2001, mine-wise; and
(b) the action taken against the erring officials of these
mines during the said period?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL (SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN)
(a) Illegal mining activities, in the nature of
surreptitious extraction and pilferage of coal from
abandoned, closed and disused mines and from outcrop
region have been reported from coal mining areas of ECL,
BCCL and CCL having their coal mines in erstwhile Bihar (
Now Jharkhand) and West Bengal. However, as the said
activities are carried out stealthily and clandestinely,
it is not possible to know the number of persons who
died due to illegal mining in various coal mines.
(b) Whenever any case of illegal mining is detected in
the leasehold area of the coal companies, FIRs are
filed with the police stations and such cases are
pursued with the law enforcing authorities. Since
illegal mining is done in the closed and disused
mines, and such mining being in contravention of the
provisions of relevant law, no responsibility can be
fixed against any official due to any fatality caused
during illegal mining operation.