Steps Taken to Prevent Illegal Mining

The Ministry of Coal and Coal India Ltd (CIL) has taken several steps to prevent illegal mining coal mining. These are as follows:-
a) Rat holes created by illegal mining are being dozed off and filled up with stone and debris wherever possible. Concrete walls have been erected on the mouth of the abandoned mines to prevent access and illegal activities in these areas.

b) Regular raids/ checks being conducted by security personnel and static security pickets including armed guards during the night hours are being deployed at pithead depots.

c) Surprise raids/checks being conducted jointly by security personnel and law and order authorities of the concerned State Government.

d) Fencing is being constructed at the various illegal mining sites along with displaying of signboards mentioning “dangerous and Prohibited Place”.

e) Collection of intelligence reports about illegal coal depots and illegal movement of coal and informing district authorities of the same for taking preventive actions.

f) Installation of check-posts at vulnerable points to check transport documents.

g) Training of existing security personnel, refresher training of CISF personnel and basic training of new recruits in security discipline for strengthening the security setup.

h) The coal companies are maintaining close liaison with the State authorities.

i) Committees/ task forces have been constituted at different levels (block level, sub-divisional level, district level, state level) at some subsidiaries of CIL to monitor different aspects of illegal mining.


This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of state for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. 

Courtesy : pib.nic.in