The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), which celebrated its 59th Raising Day, is looking to significantly add to its mining and power throughput in the years ahead.
Addressing executives, employees, trade unions and welfare associations after hoisting the NLC flag and releasing doves, B. Surender Mohan CMD, NLC, stated that the NLC had plans to achieve a lignite mining capacity of 49 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) compared to a present capacity of 30.60 MTPA.
It was also moving towards raising the total generating capacity of about 12,221 MW against the present capacity of 2,990 MW towards achieving Maharatna status, he said.
Amid the festivities of Raising Day to commemorate the red letter day (May 20, 1957) when NLC’s mining operations were commenced by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the CMD sought to remind workers and officers of the ordeals that NLC underwent during the early days and how the turnaround was fashioned by stalwarts who helmed the Government-owned enterprise over the years.
It was due to the inspired leadership that the NLC was today a mining powerhouse of South India and spreading its branches across the country, he said.
According to Mr. Mohan, mining operations of NLC had fostered industrial development and raised socio-economic indices of the region even as the company established itself as a front-runner among PSUs in Lignite mining and a pioneer in providing India’s energy security. The functional Directors, Sarat Kumar Acharya, Rakesh Kumar, S. Boopathy, Subir Das and Executive Directors participated.
Earlier, unit heads of Mines, Thermal Power Stations and administrative offices hoisted the NLC flag at respective units.
A cultural show by the Song and Drama Division, I & B Ministry, Chennai, was also organised at the Lignite Hall.
