Private Coal Company Reshmi Group Performs Bhoomi Pujan for Closed Kuardi Colliery

Asansol. Private coal company Reshmi Group has started operations on a revenue-sharing basis at the closed Kuardi Colliery in ECL's Satgram Sripur area. The project was formally inaugurated with a 'Bhoomi Pujan'. The investment is expected to be around Rs 500 crore. Local MLA Dr. Bizon Mukherjee and Reshmi Group head Pramod Kumar Tiwari were present. According to the company, production will take place over the next 25 years from the 46 million tonnes of coal reserves present in the colliery. Coal production will begin in three months. Around 2,500 people will get employment. The MLA said that for more than a year, the company has been fulfilling various needs in medical camps or schools for the people of this area or surrounding areas. In the coming days, this company will also play a major role in the development of this mining area. Regarding about 160 people illegally occupying ECL houses in the area adjacent to the colliery, he said that illegally occupying other people's property is wrong, but the demands of the concerned people will be considered seriously and how to help them according to the rules will be looked into. According to the company, under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), special emphasis will be given to services like health, education, drinking water, and environmental protection, while also maintaining the trend of social and economic development that has been going on for the last one and a half years.