Sambalpur, 11th August : Enabled by the amendment in the New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP) by the Ministry of Coal. Government of India, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is geared up to resume coal production from its 1928-born Talcher colliery in Angul district of Odisha.
The company has issued a letter of acceptance (LOA) under Mine Developer cum Operator (MDO) Mode to M/s TMC Mineral Resources Private Limited which will revive coal mining at the Talcher underground mine, which has an estimated reserves of 11 million tonne.
With the commencement of operations and a gradual increase in production capacity, the mine is projected to reach a peak production level of 3.6 lakh tonne per annum from the fifth year of the project’s initiation.
This 95-year-old underground mine, developed using the Bord and Pillar method, traces its roots back to 1928 when it was started by the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (MSM Railway). After being under different owners, in 1992, the Talcher UG was finally transferred to MCL which is now the largest coal producing subsidiary of Coal India.
A team of 18 subject-expert officers from different departments of MCL worked in tandem with the Department of Contract Management. MCL HQs for over 10 months to plan and execute revival of Talcher UG through MDO mode.
