Bhubaneswar : Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), the leading coal producer, has dispatched over 5.47 lakh tonnes of coal to consumers on Sunday, breaking its own record of
5.45 lakh tonnes within a fortnight.
The company, on Sunday, dispatched the highest ever 103 rakes of coal to the consumers,
with 65 rakes coming from Talcher coalfields and 38 rakes supplied from Ib Valley coalfields.
MCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director P K Sinha,, congratulated the officers and workers
of MCL for their consistent and coordinated approach to maximise coal supply to consumers,
which has resulted in an average dispatch of 5.17 lakh tonne a day for the month of October.
Asserting that MCL has sufficient coal stock to feed the consumers, Mr Sinha said, the coal production, dispatch and overburden (OB) removal at MCL have registered a growth of 26.5
percent, 34.3 percent and 71.7percent respectively in October month as against same period
during last financial year.”
Recording an impressive double-digit growth during the current fiscal, MCL has produced
78.5 million tonnes of coal, registering a growth of 12.16 percent, and dispatched 89.65 million
tonne dry fuel to the consumer, as against 74.33 million tonnes supplied during the same period
last year.
Overburden (OB) removal at MCL has also registered a significant growth of 22.2 percent at
101.02 million cubic meters during the current fiscal. This would ensure sufficient availability of
exposed resources to extract coal and meet the market demands, MCL sources said.
