Singareni to take up mining in Odisha’s Naini coal mine

Hyderabad: Decks have been cleared for Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to take up mining activities in Naini coalmine in Odisha after Odisha govt handed over 643 hectares of forest land to the coal company.
Union coal minister G Kishan Reddy held discussions with the Odisha govt to resolve the pending issue. As a result, approval for handing over of 643 hectares of forest land has been accorded to SCCL on July 4.
It is expected that SCCL will commence production from the mine shortly. This will further strengthen and secure the energy security needs of Telangana, official sources said.
Naini coalmine in Odisha having a production capacity of 10 million tonnes per year was allocated to SCCL in Aug 2015 for captive utilisation of coal in thermal power plant of SCCL. There was abnormal delay in handing over forest land after receipt of stage-II forest clearance in Oct 2022, which has delayed operationalisation of the mine.tnn