Hyderabad, June 10 -- The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has received approval for the refund of nearly Rs 40 crore, including accrued interest, from the Coal Controller Organisation (CCO) following the successful closure of the Dorli-2 Opencast Mine in Bellampalli Area in accordance with the Ministry of Coal's guidelines.
The refund is a recognition of the company's commitment to environmentally sustainable mining practices and its effective implementation of mine closure obligations, the state owned mining company said in a release here on Wednesday.
The company had deposited Rs 26.79 crore with the State Bank of India during 2013-14 as an escrow fund towards environmental protection measures, land reclamation, rehabilitati...