Singaporeni began producing coal at Naini Block in Odisha 9 years after distribution

Part of the Naini Coal Mine Area is allocated to Singapore Collieries Company Ltd. Coal mining will begin on Wednesday, April 16. |Picture source: Arrangement
Hyderabad
Singaporeni Collies Company Ltd (SCCL) first mined coal outside Telangana in its 13-year survival, and production at the mine began assigning it on Wednesday at Naini Block in Odisha, about 9 years after I assigned it.
M. Bhatti Vikramarka, deputy chief minister who handles energy and financial portfolios, will officially launch the mine on April 16. At its peak, 10 million tons (10 million tons) of coal can be produced from the mine in one year, and its lifetime is 38 years.
According to Chairman and Managing Director of SCCL N. Balaram, Mr. Vikramarka will actually initiate the start of coal production at Naini Mine. His first coal production of Singaporeni outside Telangana was “a historic moment”. He said the mine was partially rationed to Singaporeni by coal in May 2016, but started production for nine years from it.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and CM Deputy Prime Minister Mr Vikramarka continue to comply with the licensing and approvals of coal, other agencies and the Odisha government. Representatives of former Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi and current Minister G. Kishan Reddy.
Mr. Vikramarka visited Odisha twice and held talks with the Chief Minister of Odisha and officials from relevant line departments, paving the way for the start of coal production. Mr Balaram said the Naini Mine will help Singaporeni achieve its production targets and will improve its balance sheet.
Singapore CMD introduced the details of the Naini mine, which has a reserve of 340.7 million tons of coal, will become Singaporeni’s largest Opencast mine, as the 17 existing Opencast mines (Telanagana) in the Singaporeni coal belt (Telanagana) are relatively small. He explained that compared with the average coverage of the average cover per ton of coal per ton of mine, Nini only needed OB to clear 2.5 million cubic meters.
The coal available in Naini is G10 mass or 4,300 kilowatts of gas value (GCV) per kilogram of coal. He said contracts for demolition, mining and transportation have been awarded to different agencies. The mined coal will be transported by road to Jarapada’s nearest railway siding until a railway line to the mining area is built to provide to consumers.
Work is also being made in collaboration with other mine allocators in the region to build a 60km rail line as a common facility. The mine has acquired a total of 2,225 acres of land, including 1,935 acres of woodland and 320 acres of private land.
publishing – April 15, 2025 at 10:17 pm IST