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Coal India firms up Rs 40,000-crore domestic coal evacuation plan

Coal handling capacity of these 35 projects is estimated to be close to 405 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by FY24

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Under phase-I of the first-mile connectivity or transport of coal from mine’s end to dispatch points, CIL will increase rail connectivity projects to 24

Shreya Jai New Delhi
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

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