In reply to a query on illegal mining, CCl CMD Gopal Singh admitted that it was very difficult to stop it.“We fill the mines once we are done with mining. But we have seen that illegal miners remove the soil and dig the pit again. We are filing FIRs on regular basis on such offenders. But the fact is its very difficult to stop it,” he said.
He informed that CCl needed forest clearances for 27 new projects. He said that the company had procured clearances of forest department for five new projects. He informed that the company's profit had gone up by 28 percent in the last financial year (2012-13) compared to financial year 2011-12.