South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), the Chhattisgarh unit of state-run Coal India Limited (CIL), has surpassed the annual target of overburden removal (OBR) with 16 days to spare in the current financial year (FY24).
“On Friday, the OBR crossed the mark of 310 million cubic metres (MCuM), achieving the target for this year,” a SECL spokesperson said.
In FY24, SECL has already exceeded last year’s production and dispatch figures. The company has recorded 248 MCuM OBR in FY23 (till March 15, 2023). This year, the company has registered growth of 24.64 per cent (61.32 million cubic metre). All three megaprojects Gevra, Dipka, and Kusmunda have contributed to the company.
