Vedanta begins Jamkani coal mining operation in Sundargarh, Odisha

Sundargarh : The stalemate that had prevented Vedanta from mining at its Jamkani site in the Sundargarh sadar assembly segment for a long time due to the stir staged by the affected villagers was finally broken today after hectic parleys and successful talks between the protesters and the Sundargarh district administration and the Vedanta authorities.

The district administration, the company, and the affected villagers all got together today to discuss the issues being faced by the protesters at the Jamkani Coal Mine, owned by the Vedanta Company.

Since an agreement was reached on a number of fronts after a cordial discussion, mining operations have officially begun as of today.

Today’s meeting was attended by Mrs. Kusum Tette, Hon’ble MLA, Sundargarh Sadar, Mr. Abhimanyu Behera, ADM, Sundargarh, Mr. Dasharathi Sarabo, Sub-Collector, Sundargarh, Mr V Srikant, CEO, Vedanta Mines, Mr. Nawal Sharma, Chief (Land & Legal), Vedanta, Mr. Pranay Satpathy, Head (External Relations), Vedanta, Mr. Batakishore Mishra, Representative, Sundargarh MP. In contrast, more than 1500 villagers from Mendra, Jamkani, Girishma and Jharpalang villages attended the meeting. Negotiations on various issues, such as compensation, were also successful.