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The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has initiated steps to commence work on the Naini coal block in Odisha, which is known to have reserves of 34 crore tonnes of coal.
It plans to produce about 1 crore tonnes per annum.
N Sridhar, Chairman and Managing Director of SCCL, met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and State Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Wednesday at Bhuvaneshwar to discuss the modalities relating to the Naini Coal block.
The Ministry of Coal had allotted the coal block situated at the Angul district in Odisha to Singareni and requested the state government to provide full co-operation in issues relating to forest, transfer of revenue lands, rehabilitation and railway lines.
The CMD explained that out of the 912.79 hectares required for the mine, 783.27 hectares of forest land along with 129.52 hectares of land belonging to 6 villages is available and only 14 families need to be rehabilitated.
He requested co-operation and permissions for the land acquisition, along with the extension of the railway lines from other coal blocks upto Naini Coal block. The Chief Secretary responded to this request positively.
Boost in output
Naini Coal Block has coal reserves of 34 crore tonnes. The mining operations at the block will boost the Singareni output. The mining company is making plans for the production of 1 crore tonnes (10 million) coal production every year from the 34 lakh tonnes (340 million) of coal reserves.
The company has begun drilling work and it is engaging two drilling machines in the area. It has been decided that all permissions from the Forest Department are to be obtained by March 2020 and coal production is to start by February 2021. The company is planning to speed up the process and start production ahead of schedule.
The SCCL management contributed ₹1 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund as assistance to the recent heavy rains and floods in Odisha. It had send rescue teams and medical teams during the rains and floods.
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