nUnion Minister of State for Steel Faggan Singh Kulaste concluded his two day visit on Saturday to NMDC’s Bailadila Mines, Kirandul & Bacheli in Chhattisgarh’s forested but Naxal-hit Dantewada district.
Kulaste was welcomed by PK Satpathy, Director (Production) – NMDC; Alok Kumar Mehta, Director (Commercial); Shiva Shunmuganathan, Executive Director; A.K. Prajapathi, Executive Director, Bacheli Project; R. Govindarajan, Executive Director, Kirandul Complex; V. Ajit Kumar, Chief General Manager, Slurry Pipeline Project and senior officials of NMDC.
During his visit, Kulaste had a keen look of the operations at one of the best iron ore mines in the world. The Union Minister visited various mines like: Dep-5, Dep-14 and Dep-11 Deposits and plants like : Crushing, Screening and Loading Plants.
Kulaste also visited the NMDC Slurry Pipeline project site at Bacheli and inspected the ongoing works there. Kanker MP Mohan Mandavi and former Minister in Chhattisgarh Government Kedar Kashyap were also present on this occasion.
Kulaste had a series of meetings with NMDC Management representatives, Unions’ and Officers’ Associations. He appreciated the sustainable mining operations carried out by NMDC and praised the efforts of NMDC taken towards environment conservation and creating value for the locals through NMDC’s unique CSR initiatives.