WCL Creates eco-park near Coal Mines

NEW DELHI. Coal India Ltd (CIL) has just the right thing for you. This vacation, instead of going to a hill station or hitting the beaches, go for a trip to two active coal mines.
 
Coal India is offering  Eco-mine tourism at two mines operated by its subsidiary, Western Coalfields Ltd.“This is something that is very exciting and so far nothing like this has been seen before in India,” Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said here.
 
In a bid to showcase the minimal environmental impact of coal mining operations, Western Coalfields has created a 15-acre eco-park between Saoner and Gondegaon mines near Maharashtra. Tourists can visit the depths of the Saoner underground mine and also watch the operations at the Gondegaon opencast mine from a distance.
 

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