South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), the Chhattisgarh-based arm of Coal India Limited (CIL), will invest Rs 169 crore on plantations in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, over a period of the next four years.
Headquartered in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, SECL operates 65 coal mines, of which 39 lie in Chhattisgarh while remaining 26 are located in Madhya Pradesh.
The company had inked agreements with Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (CGRVVN) and Madhya Pradesh Rajya Van Vikas Nigam (MPRVVN) — both state-run agencies under department of forests — for carrying out a plantation for a period of five years from 2023-24 to 2027-28,
