India, March 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The two-day National Workshop on Mine Closure & Repurposing was successfully conducted on 23rd and 24th February 2026 at Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, under the aegis of the Ministry of Coal and NLC India Limited. Inaugurated by Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Coal and Mines, the workshop marked India's first national-level initiative focused exclusively on structured mine closure planning and sustainable post-mining land repurposing. The workshop was graced by the august presence of Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, Secretary (Coal), Smt. Rupinder Brar and Shri Sanoj Kumar Jha, Additional Secretaries, Shri Sajeesh Kumar N, Coal Controller, along with other senior officials of the Ministry...