In a bid to give a fillip to the Centre’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat programme, Coal India (CIL) has drafted plans to ramp up domestic coal evacuation facilities at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore.
The miner will execute 35 projects to improve first-mile connectivity and coal handling plants as well as create more rail lines and sidings.
Coal handling capacity of these 35 projects is estimated to be close to 405 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by FY24. Each of the mining projects would have production capacity of 4 mtpa and above.
“As of now, three of the
The miner will execute 35 projects to improve first-mile connectivity and coal handling plants as well as create more rail lines and sidings.
Coal handling capacity of these 35 projects is estimated to be close to 405 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by FY24. Each of the mining projects would have production capacity of 4 mtpa and above.
“As of now, three of the