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BHUPALPALLY: With just three months to go for the end of FY 2020-21, the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Jayashankar-Bhupalpally district has achieved only 44 percent of its coal mining target so far. Though the SCCL had set a mining target of 38.90 lakh tonnes, it could only mine 9.39 lakh tonnes as on November, 2020.
SCCL authorities said that there were various reasons behind the shortfall, which include the lockdown and heavy rains. In Bhupalpally district, the SCCL has four underground mines under Kakatiya Khani (KTK) Coal Mines, in addition to two opencast mines. A total 6,000 workers are employed in three shifts every day at KTK. The SCCL had to halt mining for two months at KTK owing to the lockdown. Moreover, a total of 695 employees were infected by Covid-19. At present, the number of active cases in the SCCL stands at 43. Officials said that by this time of the year, coal production should have hit 22 lakh tonnes under normal circum
Best employees felicitated on SCCL Formation Day
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Felicitation of best employees and presentation of rolling trophies to the best performing coal mines marked the celebration of the Singareni Formation Day in strict conformity to the COVID-19 safety protocols across the coal belt region of the district on Wednesday.
The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) Director (Operations) S Chandrasekhar, Director (Finance & Planning and Projects) N Balram and others took part in the main ceremony held at the SCCL’s head office in Kothagudem. Best performers among coal workers of the State-owned coal mining company were honoured on the occasion. A water fountain and a waiting hall for visitors were inaugurated at the company head office in the coal town. The Singareni Formation Day was celebrated at Rudrampur, Yellandu, Manuguru and other areas in the coal belt region. Some aggrieved land oustees from the coal mining region staged a protest ne
SCCL to make Yellandu solar hub
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₹1,361-crore energy plan by the public sector coal company
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₹1,361-crore energy plan by the public sector coal company
The coal town of Yellandu is all set to turn into a solar power generation hub in the tribal-dominated district soon with the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) drawing up plans to formally inaugurate the 39-MW solar power plant in the town on December 23 coinciding with the SCCL s formation day.
The photovoltaic solar power plant has been constructed in Yellandu, considered the birthplace of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited , under the first phase of the company s ambitious green energy initiative aimed at meeting its energy needs in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner besides reducing its carbon footprint.
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