Operation of Siarmal mine unlikely by 2022
ROURKELA: Facing mounting pressure from the project-affected people over settlement of rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) claims, the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) may not be able to start Siarmal coal mine in Hemgir block by the scheduled date of 2022. The upcoming Siarmal open cast project (SOCP), its largest, envisages maximum production capacity of 50 million tonne per annum (MTPA).
