NMDC, Hyderabad has been bestowed with the National Safety Award (Mines) for the year 2011 for its Bailadila Iron Ore Mine, Bacheli Complex, for the longest accident-free period.
The award was received by Narendra Kothari, chairperson and managing director, NMDC, and P.R.G. Nair, senior-most nominated workers’ representative. The award was presented by His Excellency President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at the presentation ceremony of the National Safety Awards (Mines) for the year 2011 & 2012 held at New Delhi on 20 March 2015. The award was received in the presence of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Bandaru Dattatreya and other dignitaries.
Kothari said that this award was recognition for NMDC for implementing most scientific methods of mining at all projects to ensure zero accidents. NMDC is producing more than 30Mt of iron ore from its highly mechanised mines BIOM, Bacheli Complex; BIOM, Kirandul Complex and DIOM & Kumaraswamy, Donimalai. It also operates a mechanised diamond mine at Panna, Madhya Pradesh. NMDC has obtained OHSAS 18001:2007 accreditations for all its production mines.
