Historic milestone: first coal rake from SCCL’s Naini Mine in Odisha reaches Singareni Thermal Power Plant in Mancherial district

The first railway rake carrying coal from the Singareni Collieries Company Limited’s Naini Coal Mine in Odisha arrives at the Singareni Thermal Power Plant, at Jaipur, in Mancherial district, on Thursday. In a major milestone for the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), the first railway rake carrying coal from its Naini Coal Mine in Odisha reached the Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) at Jaipur in Mancherial district on Thursday after travelling 1,131 km.The inaugural rake, loaded at the Hindol railway siding near the Naini Mine, transported about 4,000 tonnes of premium G-10 grade coal in 59 BOXN wagons to Telangana, according to an SCCL press release.The coal will be used to meet the State’s growing power generation requirements in accordance with the Telangana government’s d