All abandoned mines to be shut by 2028, says Kishan | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday announced that the Centre has begun a time-bound programme for scientific mine closure, including shutting down long-abandoned and exhausted mines. About 147 mines have remained abandoned since Independence, and the govt has initiated structured closure work with the aim of completing closures by 2028,…