Coal Minister inaugurates Rs 300 crore Angul-Balram rail line in Odisha

Coal Minister inaugurates Rs 300 crore Angul-Balram rail line in Odisha

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Category : State Published on: December 31 2022

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  • Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the Rs 300 crore Angul-Balram rail line connecting Odisha's Talcher Coalfield.
  • The rail link is the first phase of the total 68 km long Inner Corridor - Angul-Balram-Putugadiya-Jarapada-Tentuloi - which will connect the coalfields of Talcher Coalfields in Odisha's Angul district.
  • The project is likely to enable Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to increase its daily dispatch of coal by around 40,000 tonnes.
  • The project was constructed by Mahanadi Coal Railway Ltd, a joint venture entity of MCL, IRCON International Ltd and IDCO, an industrial infrastructure development agency of the Odisha government.
  • The internal corridor is being implemented by Mahanadi Coal Railway Ltd (MCRL) in two phases.
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