New Delhi, July 21 -- The Ministry of Coal will release AAROH - Annual Report on Mine Closure in New Delhi on July 22, highlighting the scientific closure of 42 coal mines.

Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy will attend the event. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh and Minister of State for Coal and Mines Satish Chandra Dubey will also be present.

The Ministry of Coal will sign an Implementation Agreement with the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany, for technical cooperation on coal mines proposed for closure.

The agreement will focus on institutional capaci...