Team News Riveting
Bhubaneswar, January 22
G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Coal and Mines, Government of India, chaired a review meeting of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.
The Minister commended Team MCL for their unwavering efforts in ensuring energy security to the nation. The meeting centered on reviewing the company’s operations and exploring strategies to enhance performance.
During the meeting, Uday Anant Kaole, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MCL, presented a comprehensive overview of the company’s performance, highlighting its operational achievements, challenges, future prospects and emerging opportunities.
The Minister praised the ongoing progress of the company and expressed his confidence on team MCL for working towards the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” in coal sector.
He emphasized the importance of leveraging the Rail-Sea-Rail mode for coal transportation to ensure reliable supply and strengthen the logistics infrastructure. He also stressed the need to accelerate progress on First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects, diversification initiatives, IT & AI integration in coal mining and green energy projects to support India’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions.
Further, Reddy advised prioritizing the reclamation and redevelopment of abandoned mines and ensuring the effective execution of progressive mine closure activities. He also underscored the importance of promoting gender diversity in the coal industry and urged to accelerate the enrollment of contractual workers in the company’s corporate banking scheme to strengthen employee welfare.
The meeting was attended by P M Prasad, Chairman-Coal India Limited, Smt. Vismita Tej, Additional Secretary to Government of India, MoC and S K Kassi, Joint Secretary to Govt. of India, MoC, MCL CMD along with the Functional Directors and CVO of MCL, Area General Managers and Heads of various departments.