Congress assails allocation of Tadicherla mines to pvt. agencies

Flaying the State government for allocating Tadicherla coal mines to private agencies, TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy wanted the government to explain why mining operations were not allocated to Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).

Tadicherla region has more than 300 million tonnes of coal reserves, he said.

Talking to newsmen in Ramagundam on Monday, he said the government and SCCL should also explain the reasons for low power purchase agreement (PPA) with Singareni Jaipur power plant when the government had procured power at higher rates from Chhattisgarh. He also alleged that the CSR funds of Singareni are being spent in the Assembly constituencies of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Ministers KT Rama Rao and Eatala Rajender, violating the norms of spending only in Singareni coal belt Assembly constituencies.

Charging that the government had neglected the plight of Singareni coal miners, he reiterated that the Congress after coming to power would revive the dependent employment scheme without any restrictions, jobs to the dismissed staff, regularisation of proxy employees and all contract labourers. He also promised to open more underground mines to provide employment.

Flaying SCCL Chairman and Managing Director Sridhar for implementing the political agenda of ruling party, he said the Congress, after coming to power, will order a probe into the allegations leveled against him. He also found fault with the declaration of paid holiday for entire Singareni to make the CM’s meeting a grand success.

Later, the TPCC president visited TSGenco’s Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station, which is of 62.5 MWs capacity.

Expressing concern over the neglect of its upgradation in spite of Congress government allocating funds, he said that the Congress would upgrade the power station by adding 2x800 MWs power stations to create more employment in the region.