Gevra Coal Mine: Asia's Largest Development, with 70 MT Production Target

New Delhi: Shri Amrit Lal Meena on his visit with a meeting with Shri Amitabh Jain, Chief Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh, at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan in Raipur, discussed different issues related to ongoing mining projects of SECL and to ensure better coordination with the state government for more efficient operation of mines. Shri Meena was accompanied by Smt. Vismita Tej, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal and SECL CMD Dr. Prem Sagar Mishra.

Gevra Mega project of SECL recently became the first mine in the country to achieve 50 million tonnes of coal production. It is currently being expanded to achieve 70 million tonnes of production which would make it the largest coal-producing mine in Asia.

Shri S K Pal, Director of Technical Operations, and Shri S N Kapri, Director of Technical (Project and Planning) along with higher officials from the state government were also present in the meeting.

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In terms of coal reserves, Korba Coalfields is followed by Mand-Raigarh Coalfields and as coal production expands, these rail projects will play an important role in dispatching more and more coal in the coming time. 

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On day two of his visit, Coal Secretary inspected the railway line being constructed from Gevra Road to Pendra Road under Chhattisgarh East West Railway Limited (CEWRL) project in SECL's Korba coalfields.

He along with SECL CMD Dr. Prem Sagar Mishra and SECL Functional Directors inspected bridge no. 3 of Urga Kusmunda Connectivity Line.

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