Singareni CMD Orders Increased Overburden Removal to Meet Coal Production Targets

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) CMD Budha Prakash Jyothi has directed officials to accelerate <b>overburden removal</b> in the Kothagudem region to meet coal production targets. During a review meeting at Singareni Bhavan in Hyderabad, he emphasized that agencies must deploy sufficient machinery and manpower to ensure targets are met. To support state GenCo power plants, the company needs to supply <b>75,000 tonnes of coal daily</b>. The CMD specified a total daily overburden removal target of 14.15 lakh cubic meters, with the four areas of the Kothagudem region specifically tasked to remove 5.5 lakh cubic meters daily.