Ministry of Coal
Ministry of Coal Accelerates Cleanliness And E- Waste Management efforts Under Special Campaign 6
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The Ministry of Coal is intensifying its cleanliness, efficient space utilisation, and waste management initiatives under the implementation phase of Special Campaign 6. An e-waste collection drive was held in New Delhi, featuring participation from the Union Minister of Coal and Mines and the Minister of State for Coal and Mines. To review progress, the Ministry convened a meeting with nodal officers from Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries, NLC India Limited, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, and the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation. By the midpoint of the implementation phase, CPSEs under the Ministry cleaned and transformed 562 sites, with specific beautification and space-utilization projects undertaken by ECL and WCL.