The Bellampalli area of Singareni Collieries Ltd (SCCL), which produces around 6 million tonnes of coal per annum, does not have convenient rail dispatch siding at nearby railway stations. Hence, the coal produced at Bellampalli area is being transported to the railway sidings at Ramakrishnapur and Sreerampur, which are 54 and 74 kms away from the coal fields, respectively.
Transport of coal from collieries to Ramakrishnapur and Sreerampur by road is causing pollution, and the route is accident-prone as well. Moreover, the lack of a convenient railway dispatch point is also affecting the incremental production of collieries in the Bellampalli region.
The SCCL has now taken decided to construct a rail dispatch point at Asifabad Road Railway Station, situated between Bellampalli and Sirpur Kagaz Nagar Railway Stations, with the help of South Central Railway.
The Secunderabad Division of SCR will develop the rail dispach point at a cost of Rs. 28 crore. As a part payment, B Nagya, executive director (Coal Movement), SCCL, handed over a cheque for Rs. 13.60 crore to S K Agarwal 9chief operations manager, SCR) on Monday.
Nagya requested S K Agarwal to finish the work by the end of this financial year to enable SCCL to start the dispatch of coal from Asifabad Railway Station. Once a full-fledged railway siding is developed at Asifabad Road Railway Station, it will help boost the production and transportation of coal from mines situated in Bellampalli area, he said. (INN)
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