Chairman and Managing Director of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., N. Sridhar has given instructions to achieve two lakh tonnes of coal production and transport per day from this month.
There was a hindrance in coal production and despatch due to the unprecedented rains up to October this year.
The CMD held a monthly review meeting at the Singareni Bhavan here on Friday with all directors and area general managers and said that the deficit in production and transport up to October should be compensated from November onwards along with the monthly targets.
Specific plans and strategies be drawn to achieve the two lakh tonnes of coal production and despatch per day. At the same time proper care has to be taken for safety, Mr.Sridhar said. The coal production should start as early as possible in the new open cast mines.
He also reviewed the work in progress at Naini block at Odisha which Singareni had taken up. He said that along with the Naini block, work relating to the new Patrapadha block has to be completed in a planned and phased manner.
Senior SCCL officials and general managers of all areas were present in the meeting.
