Friday, January 20, 2012

Measures to Check Theft of COAL

Law & Order is a State subject, hence State/District administration are requested to take necessary deterrent action to stop/curb theft/black marketing. But on their part coal companies have also taken the following measures to prevent theft of coal:



- Check Posts have been established at the vulnerable points.

- Wall fencing, lighting arrangements and deployment of armed guards round-the-clock has been done around the coal dumping yards.

- Regular patrolling is conducted in and around the mine including Over Burden dumps.

- Armed Guards have been deployed at Railway sidings.

- Interaction and liaison with District Officials at regular intervals and holding meetings with District Collector & District Administration every month.

- Challans for coal transportation by trucks outside the district are being issued after fixing hologram and putting signatures of authorized officials of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to check theft.

- Regular FIRs are lodged by the Management of the collieries and CISF with local police stations against the theft of coal. A close watch on the activities of criminals is being maintained by CISF.

- Management has been taking action for filling/dozing/scaling/blasting of the old/abandoned exposed coalfaces in passed manner.

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