Production and transportation of all 19 opencast and underground coal mines of the MCL were stopped due to strike of various trade unions protesting against the Government’s decision to allow commercial mining.
The trade unions also opposed separation of the State-run firm’s exploration, planning and design arm CMPDIL from the company.
The Central trade unions operating in Coal India are HMS, BMS, AITUC, INTUC and CITU. Except CITU, all other trade unions are operating in MCL of Odisha.
On an average, Coal India produces 1.3 MT of coal every day; so it is estimated that the production loss due to the three-days’ strike would be around 4 MT.
“In the first day of the strike, there is only 16 to 20% attendance in MCL,” told MCL PRO D Mehera.
