Union Minister for Coal, Pralhad Joshi Harps on Achieving 50 MT Annual Coal Production Target of ECL during 2022-23
On the second day of his two-day visit to Eastern Coalfields Limited today, the Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Pralhad Joshi visited the ViewPoint of SonepurBazari Project under the SonepurBazari Area of ECL, where he was accorded a warm welcome in a traditional manner. He was accompanied by Shri M. Nagaraju, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Coal. During this time, he inspected the entire project from View Point, as well as held a review meeting of the project with the officials, and gave necessary instructions.
During his two-day visit to Eastern Coalfields Limited, Shri Joshi stressed achieving the 50 MT annual coal production target of ECL during 2022-23 and directed to increase the coal production and dispatch to meet the energy requirement of the country. He also extended his best wishes for the betterment of the company.
After this, the Minister also inaugurated a 12.0 MTY, SILO, and CHP in the Sonepur Bazari area, which will help to increase the coal loading capacity of the company as well as will also help to control environmental pollution caused by coal production and dispatch.
The Union Minister of Coal reached the underground coal mine, Jhanjhara Project under Jhanjhara Area where he was given a warm welcome by Jhanjhara Area. He inspected the Jhanjhara Project, an underground coal mine, which is about 225 meters deep from the land, its annual coal production capacity is 3.5 MT.
Shri Joshi is the first Union Coal Minister who went inside the underground mine of the Jhanjhara Project, underground coal mine, the most coal-producing underground mine in India, inspected the coal mine, and encouraged the coal workers and officials.
He also dedicated the Jhanjhara Expansion Project (5.0MTY), an underground coal mine to the nation, and planted saplings in the courtyard of the Jhanjhara Project.
Shri Pramod Agarwal, Chairman, Coal India Limited, Shri A.P. Panda, CMD, ECL, Shri J.P. Gupta, Director (Technical), Md. Anzar Alam, Director (Finance), Smt. Ahuti Swain Director (Personnel), Shri Mukesh Kumar Mishra, Chief Vigilance Officer, General Managers, Head of Department, officers from ECL Headquarters, General Managers of various Areas of ECL, officers, and union officials were present on the occasion.
During his two-day visit to Eastern Coalfields Limited, Shri Joshi stressed achieving the 50 MT annual coal production target of ECL during 2022-23 and directed to increase the coal production and dispatch to meet the energy requirement of the country.
Source: 24 NOV 2022 by PIB Kolkata
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