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MCL is committed to conserve mother nature : Mr A K Jha, CMD, MCL

 

Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Sambalpur | Jun 05, 2016: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is committed to conserve the nature by introducing new technology in mining activities to reduce carbon footprints and spread greenery, said Chairman and Managing Director Mr A K Jha here today.

 

Addressing employees at the company headquarters after unfurling environment flag, Mr Jha said ‘’nature has enough for our needs, but not for greed of even a single person’’. ‘’We are in a coal mining business that disturbs the nature, but as we have always been taking a lead by introducing environment-friendly technology in operational activities, like surface miners and ripper dozers etc, and planted over 51 lakh trees to reduce environment pollution, MCL will always be committed to conserve the mother nature’’ the CMD said after administering an oath to all on Environment Day. Director (Technical/Operations) Mr A K Tiwari, Chief Vigilance Officer Mr Deepak Srivastava, IFoS, Director (Technical/P&P) Mr J P Singh, Director (Finance) Mr K K PARIDA, Director (Personnel) Mr L N Mishra, General Managers and Heads of various departments and employees participated in function that culminated with plantation of trees in the company.

 

The CMD also read out a message of the Chairman, Coal India Limited, for all the employees.Earlier in the morning, an awareness rally, led by first lady of MCL and president Jagriti Mahila Mandal Dr (Ms) Nisha Thakur, was taken out in peripheral village of Burla wherein a large number of women and children participated, carrying placards raising slogans. A series of activities have been organised by the Department of Environment & Forest of MCL along with Jagriti Mahila Mandal to celebrate Environment Day 2016 in all the project areas of MCL spread over in Angul, Jharsuguda and Sundergarh district of Odisha. MCL, flagship subsidiary of Coal India, is the highest coal producing company of the country and the top contributor to Odisha’s state exchequer and CSR works.

 

 

(Source: http://www.orissadiary.com/)