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Dhanbad Mine Stalled Over Worker Demands
5 Apr
Summary
- Coal mining operations halted since April 2 due to alleged illegal disruption.
- Dispute involves local workers demanding full-time wages and benefits.
- FIR filed, and authorities alerted over the ongoing production stoppage.
Production and dispatch operations at Bharat Coking Coal Ltd's (BCCL) ABOCP mine in Dhanbad have been effectively halted since April 2, approximately 3 PM. The company attributes the stoppage to an alleged illegal disruption by local persons, impacting activities at the Block-II area.
BCCL has stated that the disruption is by unorganized individuals, identified as local mazdoors previously engaged for shale picking. These workers, while engaged under an August 18, 2020 agreement for limited days and paid HPC wages, are now demanding full-time HPC wages and benefits. The company asserts that such work is now largely irrelevant due to reduced production and mandatory coal crushing.
In response to the ongoing stoppage, BCCL has lodged an FIR at Baghmara police station and alerted senior officials, including the SSP of Dhanbad and CISF authorities. The company has not disclosed the exact volume of production lost due to this indefinite halt.
