CIL subsidiaries to donate Rs 1.75 cr to martyr's family

Ranchi: Two subsidiaries of Coal India Limited - Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) - have decided to donate Rs 1.75 crore to martyred CRPF jawan Vijay Soreng's family, an official release said Monday.

Vijay Soreng was a resident of Pharsma village in Jharkhand's Gumla district and he was among the 40 CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama terror attack on February 14.

"At a meeting presided by CCL/BCCL CMD Gopal Singh here Sunday, it was decided that every employee, executive and non-executive, will contribute Rs 200 to the noble cause," the joint release from the public sector units said.

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"Jharkhand is the land of supreme sacrifice and it is moral responsibility to ensure future life of Vijay Sorengs family," Gopal Singh said.

A CCL team will visit Soreng's family in Gumla, it said.

With inputs from PTI