Foundation stone laid for coal washery in Odisha
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Jharsuguda, Jan 30:
Union Coal Secretary Anil Swarup today laid the foundation stone of the Ib Valley Washery in Lakhanpur area of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district.
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The 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) capacity coal washery is estimated to be built at a cost of Rs 396 crore by October next year.
Swarup, who is on a three-day visit to the state, performed the ‘Bhoomi Puja’ this morning.
The washery will benefit the company, the common man and the country as a whole, Swarup said.
Notably, the Ib Valley Washery is one of the four 10 MTPA coal washeries (two each in Ib Valley Coalfields and Talcher Coalfields) being set-up by MCL which are expected to come up in 2017-18 financial year.
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