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Sadabah River, a tributary of North Koel River. The mine was closed in October 2010 to avoid possibility of being flooded. Additionally, there were issues related to environmental clearance. With several corrective and precautionary measures for the safety of the mine, its environmental clearance was issued on 14 February 2019. The mine was reopened in the presence of V.D.Ram, Member of Parliament and Gopal Singh, CMD, Central Coalfields Limited, on 25 February 2019.
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267:, accounts for over 80% of the India's coal production and is aiming at producing a billion tonnes annually. The Ministry of Coal opines, "We strongly object to the baseless canards being spread, which are part of a conspiracy to derail the development and progress of India and efforts to provide livelihood for people deprived of fruits of development.” Amnesty International cites, as examples, three mines – Tetariakhar mine of
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