Hyderabad, March 30: Even as the current financial year is coming to an end, the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is on the threshold of achieving its annual production target well in time, notwithstanding the interruption caused to the coal production due to frequent floods, two-day strike by coal workers, disruption in power supply, and other reasons in the current fiscal.
The company is engaged in a spirited production pursuit to retain its distinguished track record of successfully meeting the annual production targets, which it has been maintaining consistently for the past several years.
The SCCL achieved 50.9 million tonnes of coal production as on March 28 as against the set annual production target of 51.3 million tonnes for the current fiscal.
The company has geared up to produce the remaining quantum of coal to the tune of about four lakh tonnes well ahead of the stipulated timeframe slated to end on March 31.
On progress path
“We have been able to maintain consistent performance in realising the production targets in time due to the conscious contribution of our workforce towards propelling the company on the path of progress and the optimum use of the sophisticated technology,” says SCCL director (operations) J.V. Dattatreyulu.
Speaking to The Hindu, he has said the company is poised to meet the stipulated annual production target of 51.3 million tonnes of coal by the second shift on March 31.
The opencast mines have contributed 39.3 million tonnes of coal to the overall coal production of 50.9 million tonnes achieved so far.
All the underground mines put together have produced the remaining 11.6 million tonnes of the total coal output.
This apart, the company has surpassed its set targets in terms of supply of coal to various thermal power stations in the current fiscal so far as per the fuel supply agreement.
The SCCL has supplied 14.9 million tonnes of coal to APGENCO up to March 27 as against the set target of 10 million tonnes.
–Agencies