Though the BJP has called off its stir in the Talcher coalfields over the Bharatpur mines mishap, local people have continued stoppage of work in the mines causing a daily loss of 2.1 lakh tonne coal production and 2.4 lakh of fuel supply to power plants, besides revenue loss of Rs 13.8 crore to the State and Centre exchequers.
The Talcher Coalfields was producing in an average of 2.1 lakh tonne coal per day during this rainy season.
The ongoing fuel production loss, having an estimated value of Rs 21.32 crore,
is resulting into loss of 333.27 million unit of power generation per day, stated a Press release of the MCL on Thursday.
