SCCL team visits Odisha
The Hindu
A high-level team Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) officials visited the Naini and New Patrapada coal block areas in Odisha on Tuesday as part of pursuing various permissions required from that State government and sought cooperation of the officials concerned there.
The team was led by Director (Finance, Planning and Projects) N. Balaram and comprising Advisor (Mining) D.N. Prasad, Advisor (Naini) Vijaya Rao, General Manager (Estates) S.D.M. Subhani and others. The team met Principal Secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Vineel Krishna and requested for the State government cooperation in expediting the necessary permissions for the two coal blocks allotted to SCCL. According to the visiting team, the Odisha official responded positively on their request to take up a comprehensive socio-economic survey and land acquisition required for the New Patrapada block. They also sought cooperation for the construction of a new rail line for transportation of coal from the New Patrapada block.
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