Lahore
An advisory board of all departments related to mining should be formed and the accident rate should be brought to zero percent while ensuring the safety of mine workers. The demand of Pakistani labor is very high worldwide, education and skilling measures should be emphasized. These views were expressed by the Provincial Minister of Mines and Minerals, Ibrahim Hassan Murad, while presiding over the review meeting on the welfare of the mine workers and other measures in his camp office on Thursday. In the meeting, the establishment of joint help line of MLWC and CIM, Steps and strategies to get real time images of underground mines on monthly basis, Amendments in Mines Act, 1923 to introduce e-challan, List of pending challans, Mines rescue stations online Monitoring, increaseing student seats in mining as well as survey diplomas, calls received with location at mines rescue stations during last five years, trend of mining accidents for last ten years, target of senior research officer for next two months, A detailed review of target of collection of samples by officers, establishment of Mining School/Institute in District Khushab, recruitment to key posts, strict action against lease holders for repeated violations, online inspection portal and other issues reviewed in details. During the briefing, the provincial minister was informed that the establishment of joint help line, action plan with PITB has entered the final stages for the formal launch of a helpline 1325 on January 11. On this occasion, the provincial minister Ibrahim Hassan Murad said that it would be much better to go to the field itself than to rely on pictures for the monitoring of mines. He directed that all mine owners should be registered and work online by leveraging technology to adapt to modern requirements so as to save time and get the best and transparent results.Additional Secretary Technical Mines and Minerals, Chief Inspector Mines Punjab, Lahore and other concerned persons attended the meeting.
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