Khammam: Tension prevailed across the mining areas of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) in the district on Tuesday, the first day o...
Khammam: Tension prevailed across the mining areas of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) in the district on Tuesday, the first day of the five-day coal workers' strike protesting disinvestment and to press demands. Barring the SCCL recognised trade union – The Telangana Boggu Gani Karmika Sangham (TBGKS)---the other major trade unions of AITUC, INTUC and CITU took part in the strike.
Coal mine workers raising slogans against the Central government at Mancherial in Adilabad district
The 21 incline (underground mine) in Yellendu witnessed tension when employees of two trade unions jostled with one another, with one union supporting the strike and the other saying no. Timely intervention of the police defused the situation.
Activists of AIYF burning an effigy of Central government at Yellandu in Khammam district on Tuesday
As a precautionary measure, the police took a few trade union leaders into custody at Yellendu and Kothagudem, where impact of the strike was severe. The SCCL officials claimed that the strike had little impact on production and dispatches. According to officials 16,813 employees attended the first shift, while 2,044 were on leave of the total 36,229 employees on rolls. The number of absentees was 17,372. In the second shift 4,832 workers attended, against a total of 10,619 employees. While 412 were on leave, the number of absentees was 5,366.
