SECL eyes better coal evacuation with new Chhattisgarh rail line

South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), is expecting better coal evacuation with the 44-km-long new railway line in Chhattisgarh under the East Rail Corridor from Kharsia to Korichapar, which is becoming operational on October 12.

Coal evacuation from two large coalfields — Mand-Raigarh and Korba — which fall under CIL’s largest coal producing subsidiary, SECL, will help push up coal supplies to the power stations of Maharashtra and Gujarat, said a press statement issued by CIL.

SECL is expected to play a lead role in CIL’s 1 billion tonne coal production target by 2025-26 with a contribution of around 26 per cent at 262 million tonnes.