Production resumed at Barapukuria Coal Mine on a limited scale Sunday night, ten days before the stipulated time.
The Chinese workers of the mine resumed coal production and full-fledged production will resume in a day or two after the local workers join work again.
The mine’s Managing Director Engineer Saiful Islam said that coal extraction remained suspended from July 29 as 106 workers tested positive for Covid-19.
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However, the coal extraction work from phase 1306 of the mine restarted on Sunday night with the help of Chinese workers, he said.
The authorities concerned also collected samples of 213 workers under phase 1041 of the mine on Monday where 100 workers tested negative for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the load shedding in the northern region of the country has increased over the last several days due to the suspension of coal extraction as the authorities concerned of Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant kept one unit operative due to a coal crisis.
