Question : LACK OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE



(a) whether the surrounding areas of the opencast coal mines of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL) in Amgaon, Chhattisgarh is lacking in proper road infrastructure;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the coal from the said mines is transported through the surrounding residential areas, causing hardships to the people living there; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL(SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)

(a to d): The information is being collected and would be laid on the Table of the House.