South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited and a mini ratna public sector company, created a new record of highest dispatch of coal in a single day on Thursday.
The SECL on that day dispatched 5,12,225 tonnes of coal. This is the highest ever coal dispatched by the SECL in a single day since its inception, a company communiqué said.
On the same day, the SECL also recorded the highest single day coal production of the 2018-19 financial year.
The coal production on the day was 5,85,000 tonnes.
The company’s earlier record of highest ever dispatch of coal in a single day was on February 20. On that day it had dispatched 5 lakh tonnes of coal.
New record reaffirms the SECL’s resolve to meet the coal requirements of the nation and significantly contribute to the national growth.
The SECL, since its inception has been the largest coal producing subsidiary of Coal India Limited.
Last year, it produced 144.70 million tonnes of coal, making it the single largest coal producing company.
SECL chairman and managing director A P Panda, director (personnel) R S Jha, director technical (operations) Kuldeep Prasad, director technical (planning and projects) R K Nigam and chief vigilance officer B P Sharma have congratulated all the employees of the SECL, office-bearers and members of unions, state government, railways and various stakeholders for this achievement.
