Business Desk :
The coal production at the Barapukuria mine in Dinajpur has been temporarily halted after a significant number of the total employees tested positive for Covid-19.
Engr Md Kamruzzaman Khan, managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), confirmed the news on Sunday.
He said, “Production was paused on Saturday and native workers were told to leave the mine plant.”
Engr Md Kamruzzaman Khan said that 31 out of 193 native officers and employees tested positive for Covid-19 alongside over 50 out of 293 Chinese nationals.
“There are more than 240,000 metric tons of coal reserves inside the mine. As a result, there is no risk of shutting down Barapukuria coal power plant, the plant depended on the BCMCL,” he added.
SM Wazed Ali, head engineer at the Barapukuria Coal Power Plant, stated that the present supply will allow the coal power plant to continue operations for another two months.
There will be no energy crisis if production resumes within this time frame, he noted.
The coal production at the Barapukuria mine in Dinajpur has been temporarily halted after a significant number of the total employees tested positive for Covid-19.
Engr Md Kamruzzaman Khan, managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), confirmed the news on Sunday.
He said, “Production was paused on Saturday and native workers were told to leave the mine plant.”
Engr Md Kamruzzaman Khan said that 31 out of 193 native officers and employees tested positive for Covid-19 alongside over 50 out of 293 Chinese nationals.
“There are more than 240,000 metric tons of coal reserves inside the mine. As a result, there is no risk of shutting down Barapukuria coal power plant, the plant depended on the BCMCL,” he added.
SM Wazed Ali, head engineer at the Barapukuria Coal Power Plant, stated that the present supply will allow the coal power plant to continue operations for another two months.
There will be no energy crisis if production resumes within this time frame, he noted.
