Vedanta’s Jamkani Coal Mining Operation Begins In Odisha’s Sundargarh
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Sundargarh: The deadlock, that had stalled the mining activities of Vedanta at Jamkani coal mines in Odisha’s Sundargarh since long due to the stir by affected villagers, ultimately got resolved following talks.
Coal mining operation began after successful talks held between the protesters and the Sundargarh district administration as well as the Vedanta authorities, a company release said.
The significant meeting was successfully held on Friday between the company authority, district administration and the displaced villagers regarding the problems of the aggrieved people at the agitation site of Vedanta Company’s Jamkani Coal Mine.
Various issues were discussed in a healthy atmosphere resulting in an agreement reached following which the mining process got started, the release said.
The meeting was attended by local MLA Kusum Tette, ADM Abhimanyu Behera, Sub-Collector Dasharathi Sarabo, CEO Vedanta Mines V Srikant, Vedanta’s Chief (Land & Legal) Nawal Sharma, Head (External Relations) Pranay Satpathy and Sundargarh MP’s representative Batakishore Mishra.
More than 1500 people from Mendra, Jamkani, Girishma and Jharpalang villages attended the meeting. Negotiations on various issues such as compensation were also successful, the release added.
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