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Coal India unit resumes Talcher mine operation after protests over goat death

Coal India Ltd. unit Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. resumed operations at its Talcher coalfields following protests by local villagers over the death of a goat at the site, Reuters and Press Trust of India reported Oct. 1.

Protesters were reportedly demanding 60,000 Indian rupees for the dead goat, which was accidentally killed by a coal transportation tipper. People trespassing into the mine to pick coal, firewood and graze their livestock remains an issue at the site, according to the reports, citing a company spokesman.

The disruption caused a downtime of 3.5 hours, which cost the company 26.8 million rupees and the government exchequer 4.6 million rupees. Operations only resumed after police intervened. The company filed a police complaint against the protesters, the reports said.

As of Sept. 30, US$1 was equivalent to 70.65 rupees.