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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate three first mile connectivity projects of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) in Chhattisgarh today. First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects are worth Rs 600 crore. SECL is a subsidiary of Coal India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three major first mile connectivity projects of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India under the Coal Ministry, in Chhattisgarh tomorrow, the Coal Ministry said in a statement.
One project is the Deepka Open Cast Project (OCP) Coal Handling Plant which has been constructed at a cost of over Rs 211 crore. With an annual coal handling capacity of 25 million tonnes (MT), the project has an overground bunker with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes and a 2.1 km long conveyor belt. This will facilitate rapid loading of 4,500 to 8,500 tonnes of coal per hour, the statement said.
The second project is the Bark OCP Coal Handling Plant, built at a cost of over Rs 173 crore. With a capacity to handle six metric tonnes of coal annually, it consists of an overground bunker, a conveyor belt spanning 1.7 km and a silo with a capacity of 3,000 tonnes.
Additionally, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Baraud OCP Coal Handling Plant, which is designed to handle 10 metric tonnes of coal annually. This project has been constructed at a cost of Rs 216 crore. Equipped with an overground bunker with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes and a 1.7 km conveyor belt, the project has a rapid loading system capable of loading 5,000-7,500 tonnes of coal per hour.
According to a statement issued from the Coal Ministry, the FMC projects aim to reduce dependence on coal transportation through roads, thereby reducing traffic congestion, road accidents and environmental impact.