Heavy rains cripple coal production in SCCL's open cast mines
The overburden removal operations came to a virtual halt in all the four open cast mines in the RG-I, RG-II and RG-III Areas of the State-owned coal mining giant in Peddapalli district due to heavy overnight rain, sources said.
The OCP-I in RG-III Area recorded 75 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours, ending at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
An estimated 30,000 tonnes of coal production was affected due to the rain-induced disruption in the OCPs in Peddapalli and Jayashankar Bhupalpalli districts, sources added.
Open cast mines in Bhadradri Kothagudem district also suffered a major disruption in coal production due to incessant rains in the erstwhile Khammam district for the second day in a row.
Sources added that overburden removal came to a grinding halt in the JVR OCP and Kistaram OCPs, severely impacting coal production.
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