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SECL to take up plantation over 38 lakh saplings in coal mines area :

Newsmantra — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:49:14 +0000

South Eastern Coalfields (SECL) is going to invest Rs. 169 crores on the plantation in its operating States of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh during the next five years. As per the MoU, SECL will spend Rs. 131.52 crore in Chhattisgarh and Rs. 38.11 crore in Madhya Pradesh for plantation work.

The company in partnership with the state nigams will plant more than 26 lakh saplings in the state of CG and almost 12 lakh saplings in MP. This is the third such MoU by the company. Through the previous two MoUs the company has planted more than 46 lakh saplings in CG and more than 16 lakh plants in MP between 2013-14 and 2022-23 at a total cost of more than Rs 168 crores.

it is proposed in the MoU that the selection of the species of plants to be carried out shall also be guided by opinion of the local villagers.

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MCL will surpass target of 204 MT: Chairman Coal India

Newsmantra — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 05:32:38 +0000

Sambalpur: Expressing his confidence in Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Shri PM Prasad, Chairman, Coal India Limited said MCL would surpass its annual production target of 204 million tonnes for the financial year 2023-24, asserting that not only Coal India, but the entire country has high hopes on Odisha-based subsidiary company for energy security.

Shri Prasad, who was on his maiden visit to MCL after assuming the charge of Chairman, Coal India, toured Ib Valley Coalfields in Jharsuguda district on Sunday and later in the evening chaired a Review Meeting of the company at the headquarters.

“MCL has performed exceptionally well in the past couple of years, and not only Coal India, but the entire country has high hopes on MCL,” the Chairman said, asserting that the leading subsidiary would successfully achieve its target of 204 MT production for the current fiscal.

During his visit to MCL, Chairman visited the Lakhanpur and Belpahar opencast projects (OCPs) in the Ib Valley Coalfields. Shri Prasad inspected the upcoming Ib Valley Coal Washey, the largest non-coking coal washery of CIL. Shri Prasad also inspected the under-construction railway siding at Samleshwari OCP.

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South Eastern Coalfields Ltd Plans to Develop Solar Power Projects of 600 MW

Newsmantra — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:15:38 +0000

South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) will be developing rooftop and ground mounted solar power projects of 600 MW capacity in the coming years as part of the company’s strategy to expand and diversify its business and achieve the “Net Zero Energy” goal. SECL, is planning to develop the above projects at a cost of more than Rs.1000 crores.Some of these projects would be implemented in RESCO (Renewable Energy Service Company)/BOO (Build-Own-Operate) mode.
Solar power projects of more than 180 MW are already in various phases of development in the operational areas of SECL spread over Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. It has recently commissioned rooftop solar projects of 580 kWp capacity in Johilla, Jamuna-Kotma and Kusmunda Areas.
At Johilla Area, the commissioned capacity is about 280 kWp which is the highest capacity rooftop solar project in the entire company. Solar panels have been installed at Administrative Building GM office, SECL-run Kendriya Vidyalaya, Regional Hospital and at Area’s Guesthouse. The project will generate about 4,20,000 units of electricity saving about Rs 21 lakh annually in power expenditure.
The largest two solar projects under implementation are of 40 MW capacity each. A 40 MW ground mounted, grid connected solar PV plant is being developed on company’s own land in Bhatgaon and Bishrampur areas located in Chattisgarh’s Surajpur district. The project is at execution stage and likely to be commissioned during this fiscal.
The management is also working on a project report for installation of another 40 MW ground mounted solar PV plant in Johilla area in Madhya Pradesh.

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First Female Coal Mining Engineer at NCL

Newsmantra — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:54:44 +0000

Northern Coalfields Limited got its first Female Mining Engineer. Miss Pramila has become the first woman mining engineer to work in opencast mines at NCL.

She has been posted at one of the Mega Projects of NCL Jayant, Singrauli. A Native of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, she completed her engineering in Mining Discipline from NIT, Raipur. She joined NCL on 26th June 2023. Miss Pramila said that Mining is a challenging field but learning new things inspires her to work in the field every day as she considers Challenges as opportunities.

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SECL to turn old mine in Chhattisgarh into tourism hub

Newsmantra — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:12:52 +0000

The South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) will develop the now closed opencast Manikpur Pokhari mine in Korba district of Chhattisgarh as an eco-tourism destination.

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MCL To Provide 50 E-Rickshaws To Divyang In Sambalpur

Newsmantra — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 05:03:14 +0000

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) will provide e-rickshaws to 50 ‘divyang’ people in Sambalpur district of Odisha, under its CSR project “Saksham” which offers livelihood opportunities to the needy.

As per MoU signed with the Sambalpur Administration in this regard, MCL will provide financial assistance to the District Administration, Sambalpur for procurement of 50 E-Rickshaw to be allotted to ‘divyang’ people of district Sambalpur.

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