In a meeting which was held last month, under the Chairmanship of Coal Secretary A K Jain, the progress and status of these projects were reviewed.
The government is planning to strengthen Indian Railways infrastructure and has stressed on commissioning a total of 14 critical coal-evacuation railway projects for faster transportation of fuel, as higher prices of fuel are likely to put pressure on the national transporter for transportation of domestic coal. These projects include Tori – Shivpur Rail Line (on Deposit Basis), Jharsuguda – Barpali – Sardega Rail Link at Ib-Valley Coalfield of MCL in the state of Odisha (on deposit basis) as well as Shivpur – Kathautia Rail Line (through Special Purpose Vehicle), according to a PTI report. In a meeting which was held last month, under the Chairmanship of Coal Secretary A K Jain, the progress and status of these projects were reviewed.
According to the report, due to higher fuel prices, thermal power generation from imported…