Jamshedpur MP Vidhyut Baran Mahto on Wednesday said that he will approach Union Government to ensure reopening of the closed mines in Kolhan. He said that following a mass cancellation of coal blocks awarded since 1993 by Supreme Court, several mines are still closed leading to mass scale of unemployment. The MP said that he was aware of the situation and every step will be taken to restart the mining activities.
Addressing the media here, Mahto said that during his tenure as Jamshedpur MP he has taken several steps to ensure all round development of East Singhbhum but a lot still remains to be done.
He said that the mineral rich State was not benefiting from its mineral resources. He expressed confidence that with BJP Government in the Centre, Jharkhand will benefit from its richness of mineral resources. “We are working hard to bring development on the track. We want to develop industries in the State,” he added.
Highlighting his achievements, he said that keeping in view the popular demand of the people of Tatanagar and Chakulia, a passenger train between Tatanagar-Chakulia was flagged off in January. Mahto expressed his satisfaction for introduction of this daily passenger train between Tatanagar and Chakulia which is helping the people of Tatanagar, Chakulia and adjoining areas.
In the same month South Eastern Railway (SER) introduced a long distance train for Bangalore. The Tatanagar-Baiyyappanahali ( near Bangalore) Express, a weekly train online ( through video-conferencing facility) by the Union railway minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu ( from Bangalore).
Mahto said that he will take steps to raise demand for a direct train to Jodhpur via Jaipur , which is a major demand of Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( SCCI). The MP also promised several infrastructure initiatives likes building of over bridges at Govindpur and Asanboni.