Coal Ministry Addl Secretary assures to develop coal transport facilities in Talcher Coal Fields in Odisha
Hyderabad : Central Coal Ministry Additional Secretary Maddirala Nagaraju on Tuesday assured that the government would take special interest to complete the railway line of ‘Mahanandi’ Coal Railways Limited (MCRL) for the coal transport of Government and private organisations who got Coal blocks in Talcher Coal fields in Odisha state.
A special meeting would be held with the officials of Railway and Coal ministry departments soon for improvement of coal transport facilities, Nagaraju said at a review meeting held at Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, state-owned Singareni collieries Company Limited (SCCL) said in a release here.
SCCL and five other mining companies have got coal blocks in Odisha State.
Nagaraju after visiting the Mahanadi coal fields in Odisha State, said that due to the country’s needs coal blocks have been allotted to Government and Private organizations and very happy that Singareni is ready for coal production in this financial year.
Appreciating that SCCL has gone forward with a perfect plan, he said since other organizations are also to begin coal production in next financial year special interest is being taken for coal transportation.
He said that there is no shortage of funds for the construction of MCRL rail project and will take special interest and ensure that it is done at the earliest.
The construction of this railway line is going to take some more time , he said that he is going to meet the Odisha government Secretary personally on Thursday in connection with developing of 40 kilometers road from Chhendipada town to Majaka upto Karijanga including Singareni Naini block and other coal company blocks.
Singareni Company higher officials gave a powerpoint presentation regarding the progress of Naini and New Patrapada coal block works, coal production, transportation and others.
Singareni Advisor (Mining) DN. Prasad, Executive Director (Coal Movement) J. Allywn, Naini Advisor . Vijaya Rao, Singareni Odisha General Manager Suresh, DGM (Marketing) Marepalli Venkateshwarlu, Odisha State Steel and Mines Special Secretary Manoj Mishra, MCRL Chairman O.P.Singh and Representatives of Odisha mining corporation limited (OMCL), Nalco, Karnataka power corporation limited (KPCL), Essel Mining and Industries Limited (EMIL) and Vedanta Limited participated in the meeting.
