Coal Minister visits Talcher Coalfields of MCL in Odisha

SAMBALPUR. Mr Piyush Goyal,  Union  Minister of State (IC) for Coal, Power and New & Renewable Energy today inspected the mining operations at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL),in Odisha.Mr Goyal  inspected mining operations and the on-going construction work of SILO – a rapid coal wagon loading system -- at Bharatpur area.

 

Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, also accompanied the Coal Minister during the mine visit.

 

Mr A N Sahay, CMD, MCL  briefed them about the ongoing operations and outlook of the company, which produced over 121 million tonne coal during the last financial year 2014-15.

 

MCL’s Chief Vigilance Officer Mr Deepak Srivastava, IFS, Director (Technical/Projects and Planning) Mr J P Singh and Director (Finance) Mr K K Parida received the Union ministers at Bharatpur mine project while Director (Personnel) Mr P C Panigrahi and Director (Technical/Operations) Mr A K Tiwari received the dignitaries Jagannath area of MCL.Coal Minister had a meeting with the corporate-level Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) of MCL and also laid wreath on the memorial of the departed miners of the company.