RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, April 1: The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is set to take various initiatives for environmental conservation and preservation. Company’s CMD PM Prasad informed this at a press conference organized at its conventional centre in its headquarter Darbhanga House in the Jharkhand capital on Saturday.
“Work is in progress for the establishment of a 20 MW Solar Power Plant in the Piparwar area. 16 E-vehicles were also hired by the company in the quest to reduce pollution. Nine eco parks are being developed encompassing an area of 127 Hectares for biodiversity conservation,” Prasad said.
Earlier CMD Prasad informed media persons regarding its annual production and other achievements of the financial year 2022-23.
“Central Coalfields Limited, the Jharkhand-based subsidiary of Coal India Limited, scripted history in FY22-23 by achieving the highest performance in coal production, dispatch and OBR since its inception. The company witnessed double-digit growth in coal production compared to the last fiscal to surpass the annual target of 76 MT for FY 23. The production stood at 76.09 MT. Company’s dispatch and OBR also rose to an all-time high of 75.03MT and 107 MCuM in FY 23,” he said.
Director (Technical Operation) Ram Baboo Prasad, Director (Personnel) H.N Mishra, Director (Technical P&P) B. Sairam, Director (Finance) P K Mishra, Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) Pawan Kumar and others were present on the occasion.
He said CCL’s dispatch to the power plants increased by 8.8% compared to last fiscal to reach 64.4MT. The capital expenditure of the company was also Rs 1925 Crores. The company’s mining areas, he said, are spread out in eight districts of Jharkhand and is one of the biggest contributors to the state exchequer. 11 digital dispensaries have also been started by the company for the welfare of the stakeholders.
Another crowning achievement of the company, he said, was the successful organization of the Coal India Marathon, which was the first registered marathon in Jharkhand in which over 5500 people participated.
Talking about CSR activities, he said CCL Ke Lal & Ladli, Jharkhand sports academy are a few path-breaking initiatives of the company. He said CCL will be establishing a centralized kitchen for 50000 students at Ramgarh along with a centralized library in Ranchi under its CSR initiative. Another Mega CSR project that the company is implementing will be the establishment of a 500-seated library at the Ranchi University campus.
