Dear All,
Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a public sector enterprise of the Government of Telangana engaged in coal production, presently operating 18 open-cast mines across different locations. While mining activities have inevitably led to vegetation loss and environmental impacts, the overburden dumps created in the process have also become highly susceptible to invasion by opportunistic and fast-growing exotic species such as Prosopis juliflora and Acacia holosericea.
Over the years, many of the old overburden dumps have been extensively colonised by these invasive species, resulting in severe alteration of local ecology and suppression of native biodiversity. Recognising this, SCCL now proposes to undertake systematic ecological restoration of such sites. The approach will include the removal of invasive stands, preventive strategies for re-emergence, and the introduction of ecologically appropriate restoration measures.
As this is the first large-scale attempt of its kind within SCCL, particularly with regard to the removal and management of species like Acacia holosericea, I seek valuable suggestions and technical guidance from you all to ensure that the interventions adopted are scientifically sound and ecologically sustainable. I am also sharing a few photographs of the affected sites for a better understanding of the current situation. Thanking you in advance.
With regards.
M C Pargaien