In a major decision, the Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) has asked its all Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) holding consumers to transport 30 per cent of the FSA quantity by road if the destination point is within 50 km from the mines.
An official release said the decision is aimed at providing major employment opportunities to the land oustees who are not eligible for employment under the R&R Scheme. They can now take up the coal transportation contracts. Besides, it would also benefit the local coal transporters and other allied works with higher quantum of work.
This scheme saw the light of the day due to active support from the Coal India limited and the Ministry of Coal, it added.
MCl Director (Technical) AK Tiwari conveyed his special thanks to Union Petroleum and Nagural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his support for the initiative, it informed.