FIRST COAL MINISTER’S AWARD TO HINGULA AREA
Dhira,ohan Ray,Odishabarta
Talcher: Hingula Coal Field Area under MCL has been awarded the first Coal Minister’s Award for outstanding achievement in coal production. Arun Kumar Swarnakar, General Manager of Hingula Area, received it from Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi at a special function in New Delhi.
Balaram and Hingula Mines of Hingula Area bagged the trophy with the first prize in the Production and Productivity category this year. Coal Secretary, Coal India CEO and senior officials were present on the occasion.
With this success, a grand celebration was held in Talcher by various labour organizations and officers’ unions.s soon as it was organized, the trophy was taken around the various mining areas in a procession. INTUC leader Saubhagya Pradhan, BMS leader Arun Pradhan, Virendra Khilar, HMS leader Shankar Behera, Surendra Sharma from AITUC, Daktar Sahu from Officers Union, Kunjbihari Sahu from SCST Union were present. –