Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sridhar Samal Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 06/03/2024. The matter related to pollution caused by Talcher Coalfield under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in the course of its operation. It was said that on a daily …
BHUBANESWAR: At least eight open cast mines of the Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of state-run Coal India, are facing closure in Orissa due to opposition by local residents, a company official said Wednesday. The mines, located in Talcher in Angul district, some 180 km from here, are …
TALCHER: Talcher coalfield, ranked as the biggest coalfield in India, has recorded a negative growth of 20 per cent (pc) in the first two months of the current fiscal much to the disappointment of coal authorities. As against the coal production of 9.7 MT during this time last year, 7.67 …
TALCHER: The 3000 MW Talcher Super Thermal power plant at Kaniha will import over 13 lakh tonnes of coal in the current financial year to offset the shortage. This is the second largest power plant in India and a unit of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. The plant at present …
JHARSUGUDA: Villagers of Charla in the district have threatened to stop coal production at pit no. 5 under Belpahar Open Cast Project of (BOCP) Mahanadi Coalfields Limited from May 23 demanding immediate disbursement of compensation and job to oustees. The aggrieved villagers complained that though MCL authorities in the presence …
TALCHER: In the absence of land to expand the mining operation, the 20-million tonne capacity Bhubaneswari opencast coal project at Talcher is facing imminent closure. The land constraint has been a longstanding issue for the project. For the work to move ahead the villagers of Zillinda would have to be …
JHARSUGUDA: Digging up water pits, locally known as Chahala and Chuan, has become the order of the day with coal mining in the belt taking a toll on groundwater. Water supply in Jharsuguda town, on the threshold of massive industrialisation, has also become erratic with water in the river Ib …
KOLKATA, 6 APRIL: Coal India Limited today said that it was facing some problems in raw coal offtake following non-availability of rakes by the Railways. As a result, there has been a meagre 3.6 per cent growth in raw coal offtake during the financial year 2009-10. "There has not been …
BRAJRAJNAGAR: Summer has just begun but water- stressed Brajrajnagar is already feeling the heat. Though political parties promise to mitigate the drinking water crisis during elections the assurances are gone with the end of polls and the denizens are left with parched throats. A gainst the daily requirement of 5.86 …
M a h a n a d i Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, and a "Mini Ratna" company of the Government of India was formed in 1992 with its corporate office at Sambalpur (Orissa). The company was formed by the bifurcation of coal mines of Orissa …
ANGUL: In order to dispose of over burdened ash in its ponds, Nalco has decided to give cash incentives to the lifters. At present Nalco is providing pond ash free of cost to the end-users. It has been decided to provide Rs 100 per cubic metre subjected to minimum lifting …
BHUBANESWAR: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) today assured to augment power supply to the State provided Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) meets the coal requirement of its power plants. The captive generating plants of the National Aluminium Company (Nalco) are not able to maximise power generation for a long time due …
This study analyses the diverse positive and negative impacts that coal mining has on the livelihoods of local communities of the Ib valley coalfield in Orissa. Using the sustainable livelihoods framework, it shows that coal mining, which is a form of physical capital, contributes to the enhancement of financial capital. …
ANGUL: Power generation at the 3000-MW NTPC power plant at Kaniha has been hit due to coal crisis even as Mahanadi Coalfields Limited claimed to have supplied 99 per cent of coal demand of the plant in the current month. The power plant, second biggest in India, provides power to …
ANGUL: After Nalco decided to import coal to bridge the shortfall, the depeeneing coal crisis led to shutdown of a 120 MW unit at its power plant here. Aluminium production at the smelter has also been curtailed due to the precipitating crisis. In the face of less supply from Mahanadi …
Nagpur: The power generation of Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company (Mahagenco) is likely to suffer this week as coal supply to its Koradi and Khaperkheda plants would be interrupted due to the mega rail block between Bhilai and Bilaspur, official sources said. The South East Central Railway has decided to …
ANGUL: The Rs 22.21 crore piped-water supply scheme for 41 Talcher villages has run into rough weather due to a tug of war between the State agencies and the funding agency, the Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL). While Rural Water Supply Department of State Government said they had submitted all the …
ANGUL: In comparison to about seven per cent growth of Coal India Limited, its flagship company Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) has posted a growth of 9.46 per cent in the 2008-09. However, it could not achieve its revised target of 104 million tonne (MT) fixed by the Coal Ministry due …
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), the flagship company of Coal India Ltd (CIL), has posted 9.46 per cent growth in coal production in 2008-09 (FY09), outpacing the 7 per cent growth recorded by its parent company, CIL. The production rose to 96.355 million tonnes from 88 million tonnes last fiscal. Despite …
