Bilaspur, June 13 -- With the employment of state-of-the-art technologies, underground mining is going to be the future of coal mining in the country as the method causes less degradation to the environment.

Realising the potential and benefits of underground mining, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, is focusing on underground mining by using modern and safe technologies.

"Be it in SECL or the entire coal industry, underground mining is considered an environment-friendly mining method. With the use of state-of-the-art technology, mass production technology and continuous miners, the production increases in an environment-friendly manner by simultaneously ensuring safety," said SECL Chairman-cum...