Optimistic of completion of the first phase of crucial Jharsuguda-Barpali railway line by June 2016, the centre said it had not rejected Odisha government´s application seeking Chhendipada coal blocks for the state PSUs.
¨I am happy to inform that Jharsuguda-Barpali rail line, which is one of the three major railway lines for evacuation of coal in the country, has progressed well,¨ Union Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said.
He said completion of the Jharsuguda-Barpali railway line would ensure evacuation of about 20 million tonnes (MnT) of coal from the pit head to power plants located in other places.
¨As Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd has made a record by producing 120 MnT of coal and targets 150 MnT production this year, the new railway line is very important,¨ he added.
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