power plants is also not being put to good use on account of improper and visibly insufficient coal evacuation facilities. Most affected are the Kahalgaon, Talcher and Farakka thermal power stations (TPS). Issues concerning these plants are detailed below:
- Coal evacuation from Rajmahal site to the Kahalgaon through MGR remains a major constraint due to inadequate availability of crushers at mine end. Supply through MGR in April 2011 is only at the rate of 27,000 tonnes per day against an assurance of 35,000 tonnes per day by Coal India Limited (CIL).
- Supply from Rajmahal wharfwall through railway rake by dozer crushing and supply of crushed coal from Pirparti is yet to commence. Mobile crusher installation has been rescheduled to June 2011. To mention, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) is reluctant to resort to dozer crushing as an interim measure.
- Supply of imported coal has been at the rate of 2.5 rakes a day during April 2011 as against a schedule of four rakes. Also, about 1.5 lakhs MT of imported coal is lying idle at ports, owing to inadequate coal evacuation facilities..
- In addition, rapid loading system at Lingraj needs to be expeditiously constructed to ensure sustained coal supplies to Talcher STPS on a long term basis.
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