Minister visits NLC to study groundwater recharging system

Water Resources Minister Mahinda Amaraweera, along with a team of scientists, has undertaken a visit to the Neyveli Lignite Corporation(NLC) and its lignite mines to study the groundwater recharging system.

The team, which left NLC on Monday evening, winding up their two-day visit, inspected the water treatment plants, excavation of lignite in open cast mines and also power generation in the thermal plants, NLC Assistant Manager S. Venugopal told PTI.

The groundwater recharging system was of special significance for them. About 32,000 gallons per minute were being continuously pumped through giant bore wells from the lignite mines. For mining one tonne of lignite about 13 tonnes of water was pumped out.

Top level officers of NLC accompanied the team during their inspection.

PTI