NCC Ltd has secured new orders aggregating Rs 629 crore, which includes an order valued at Rs 399 crore from the Water Resources Division, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, for construction of Saradih Barrage with vertical lift gates, to be completed over a period of 24 months.

Other orders include one worth Rs 159 crore from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd. (MSEDCL), Mumbai, for turnkey contracts for Single Phasing Scheme to be completed over a period of 12 months and an order valued at Rs 71 crore from Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, Dhanbad, for removal of OB, extraction and transportation of coal to be completed over a period of 20 months.

Reliance Power Ltd has said that the implementation of Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) is on schedule. The coal production from the mines associated with the Sasan UMPP will be on time to meet the requirements of the project.

The land referred to in news reports was predominantly non-coal bearing area and was required for stocking overburden removed from the coal mine area.