Over 200 members of the Basundhara Kriyanusthan Committee and members of the Road Transport Association staged a ‘Rail Roko’ at the Sardega Railway Siding, demanding priority coal rake supplies to captive power plants (CPPs) in Odisha from the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL).
The locals squatted on rail tracks along the siding railway station at around 10.30 am impacting the loading of 2-3 rakes for the day, displaying banners that raised concerns on the coal shortage situation prevailing in the State since August 2021, with the CPPs getting just 40-50% of the required coal supplies, creating a backlog of over 1,500 coal rakes.
