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Following death of two workers after a sidewall collapsed on them at the OCM-2 coal mine on Wednesday, Managing Director N Balram strong measures would be taken to improve safety in the mines.

Addressing a meeting of e-auction bidders and company customers on Tuesday, Balram said Singareni treats its customers in a friendly manner and recognizes them as partners of progress rather than consumers.

Forest officials on Saturday issued a notice to close the operation as the company failed to get clearance for its future operations. As per the notice, SCCL is supposed to shut down operations from Monday.

The Deputy Chief Minister is likely to request the cooperation of the Odisha government in the opening and smooth running of Naini coal mine.

Union Minister for Coal & Mines G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday said he would recommend to the Centre to increase the pension of coal employees.

In Peddapalli, CPI (ML) New Democracy activists were taken into preventive custody by Ramagundam and NTPC police on Friday early morning.

CM appealed to Modi to allocate 25 lakh houses to Telangana, Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR), 2,450 acres of defence lands and others in the Union Budget.

The company had set a target of producing 72 million tonnes of coal during the current financial year, says Managing Director N Balram.

Union chairman G Saibabu stated that the Singareni was basically a coal mining company and it did not have expertise on constructing power plants, hence handing over the construction work of the power plant to it was not advisable.

Auction of the coal mine was nothing but privatization of Singareni. Participation in the auction was nothing but accepting that Singareni had no right on coal mines, he said.

Singareni Collieries Company Limited, CMD Balram plans to introduce CBSE syllabus in its Sector-3 school in Ramagundam-2 area.

Addressing a press conference, Kishan Reddy said the Centre holds 49 per cent in Singareni and that it was its responsibility as much as it was of the Telangana government to protect the interest of Singareni.

The BRS working president asked why was Congress government not questioning the union government on direct allocations of mines (exempting from auctioning) to PSUs in Gujarat and Orissa by NDA government?

The State government’s participation in the auction contradicts their previous stance of opposing the auction and seeking direct allocation from the Centre to Singareni, BRS working president KT Rama Rao said.

SCCL CMD N Balram said the surveillance units had received complaints that some people working in mines and offices were being shown present even though they were absent.

According to sources, Tata Consultancy has been entrusted with the task to look into the cost and benefits of the hydropower project.

SCCL CMD N Balram said that the company has distributed as many as 2.25 crore plants free of cost to the villagers across the Singareni areas and thus was able to reduce the annual carbon emissions of 2.14 million tonnes.

A maximum of 46.8 degree Celsius temperature was recorded at Khanapur of Khammam Urban while above 46 degree Celsius temperature was recorded at gate Karepalli, Wyra, Pammi and Mudigonda.

A resident of Pannur of Ramagiri mandal, Ejjigiri Pratap is working as LHD operator in 11 incline coal mine. Pratap sustained serious injuries on his stomach as he was run over by LHD machine while discharging duties in the morning.

The 22 MW plant is being established at a cost of Rs 126 crore. Rs 5 crore are being spent to generate 1MW of solar power.