The Ministry of Coal is undertaking Special Campaign 2.0 this year from 2nd to 31st October 2022. During this campaign, special attention is being given to field/outstation offices in addition to the Ministries/Departments for monitoring and implementation of the campaign.
The Special Campaign is organized in two phases:
- Preparatory Phase from 14th September, 2022 to 30th September, 2022 and
- Implementation phase from 2nd October, 2022 to 31st October 2022.
Ministry of Coal has identified 340 sites across the country in various Coalfield Areas for special cleanliness drives. A large amount of scrap has also been identified for disposal during this Campaign.
Coal field Offices of Ministry of Coal are getting aesthetic face-lifts in SpecialCampaign2.0.
The space freed up from scrap & waste disposal is being used for various purposes like Parking space, office sitting arrangements, storage, plantations, wider passages etc.
Two sites of Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL) (B&K and Kathara Area ) were filmed by DD News on 13.10.2022, and CCL headquarters’ office, Ranchi was filmed on 14.10.2022.
As part of the celebrations of SpecialCampaign2.0 under SwachhBharatAbhiyan, a garden was developed by Team CCL at a guest house in the B&K area from scrap,disposed items, tyres, pipes, cart etc. The unique initiative was appreciated as a step towards waste management.
This initiative was a pilot to be scaled up at the proposed Eco-park and other parks Coal companies. It can be considered as an effort to contribute to sustainable development of mines and is one of the best examples of 3R (Reduce-Reuse-Recycle) Concept which is a consequence of steps on how to manage waste property.This initiative was reported as one of the Best Practices in MOC towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
