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India’s First Mine Closure Report – AAROH
July 25 , 2026
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- The Ministry of Coal released ‘AAROH – Annual Report on Mine Closure’, India’s first report on scientific mine closure and repurposing practices.
- The report, developed by the Coal Controller Organisation (CCO), documents scientific closure practices of 42 coal mines with ecological restoration and sustainable land use.
- It highlights frameworks like RECLAIM (Reclamation Framework), L.I.V.E.S. (Livelihood, Inclusion, Value, Environment and Sustainability) and SUVIKALP (Mine Repurposing Tool).
- The Ministry of Coal signed an agreement with Germany’s GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) for cooperation in sustainable mine closure.
- India has scientifically closed 42 coal mines and plans to close 147 more mines in the next 2–3 years.
- The initiative focuses on converting closed mines into assets through renewable energy, water conservation, eco-tourism and community development.
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