Karo-Konar plants to have direct rail transportation to thermal plants
Minister of State for Coal and Mines Satish Chandra Dubey has laid the foundation stone of Karo Coal Handling Plant and Konar Coal Handling Plant in Bokaro and Kargali area of Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) which would produce 7 million tonnes per annum and 5 million tonnes per annum, respectively conexpoconagg .
Karo and Konar coal handling plants will prove to be an important step in the direction of First Mile Rail Connectivity, under which arrangements will be made to take the coal produced from the coal mines to the nearest railway circuit, from where it will be transported to thermal power plants and other consumers across the country. Currently, coal from these mines is brought to the railway siding by road, the Coal Ministry said on 6 Oct 2024 globaltenders .
Konar Coal Handling Plant: The plant includes a hopper, crusher, coal storage bunker of 10,000 tonne capacity and 1.6 km long conveyor belt, with the help of which coal will be transferred to railway wagons through Silo bunker of 1,000 tonne storage capacity. The 5 million tonnes per annum capacity project is to cost Rs.322 crore. With the commencement of this project, the current rake loading time will be reduced from 5 hours to 1 hour, which will speed up coal dispatch and increase the availability of rakes ted.europa.eu .
Karo Coal Handling Plant: The plant includes a hopper, crusher, coal storage bunker of 15,000 tonne capacity and 1 km long conveyor belt, with the help of which coal will be transferred to railway wagons through silo bunker of 4,000 tonne storage capacity sgx .
With the start of this Rs.410 crore Karo project, the current rake loading time will be reduced from 5 hours to 1 hour which will speed up the dispatch of coal investindia .
These closed-loop, fully mechanized systems will bring speed and efficiency in the dispatch of coal by eliminating transportation by road and thus reduce diesel consumption. It will also help in reducing dust and vehicle-borne pollution in the area. jpx.co.jp . Fiinews.com
