Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) produced 171 lakh tonnes of coal in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (April to June), exceeding the goal of 167 lakh tonnes and marking an increase of 102%. Similar to this, the objective for coal shipment for the first quarter was 166 lakh tonnes, but it actually topped 180 lakh tonnes, showing an increase of 9%. The company succeeded in removing 118.3 lakh cubic metres of overburden, above the 117.6 lakh cubic metres target.

In comparison to the same period last year, singareni saw increases in coal output of 1.09 percent, coal transportation of 4.47 percent, and overburden removal of 8.91 percent in the first quarter. In a review meeting with senior company officials on Tuesday, SCCL Chairman and Managing director N sridhar gave instructions to guarantee that 2 lakh tonnes of coal were produced and transported each day. He added that as the current wet season would significantly impact coal production, steps needed to be taken to ensure that coal production would continue uninterruptedly in accordance with the established target.

He added that special measures should be taken to prevent production stagnation in the surface mines during the rainy season as the next three months were crucial for achieving the 75 million tonnes production target set for the current fiscal. He also noted that in order to achieve the target, 2 lakh tonnes of coal must be produced each day.

He recalled that the second quarter of last year saw the lowest coal production owing to heavy rains, and he reminded the officials to install powerful pumps at the mines to periodically drain rainwater to prevent the coal production from being hampered by water storage in the open cast mines.
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G GOWTHAM

05/07/2023 10:02 AM