Section 26
Submersion of coal mines to be avoided by the Corporation.
The Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment and regulation of a Corporation for the development of the Damodar Valley in the Provinces of Bihar and West Bengal.
The Corporation shall make
every endeavour to avoid submersion of coal or mineral deposits and shall co-operate with the coal
mining industry and the bodies set up by the participating Governments to ensure the maintenance of
supplies of sand for stowing purposes in coal mines and in other ways to minimise the inconvenience to
the coal mining industry.