The fourth proposed construction of railway line between Jharsuguda in Odisha and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) at an estimated cost of `1,973.46 crore is set in boost transport capacity of mines, industrial units and power plants in the region, officials informed.
The coal fields, lime stone and dolomite mines, cement and steel plants in the region will have additional transport capacity to meet their requirement. The expected completion cost of the project is `2,298.31 crore.
The 206 km long railway line is expected to be completed in five years.
Notably, the CCEA chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for construction of fourth line.
The Jharsuguda district in Odisha and Raigarh, Janjgir-Naila and Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh will be covered by this line, it informed.
On the other hand, it may be recalled that the Coal India ltd (CIl) is putting all its resources together to ensure its flagship subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields ltd (SECl) is able to transport more coal easily to its customers, officials informed.
Notably, the East West Corridor project from Gevra to Pendra in Chhattisgarh with a length of about 122 kms is being executed by Chhattisgarh East West Rail ltd (CEWRl) .
CEWRl is a joint venture company formed by South Eastern Coalfields ltd (SECl), IRCON and Chhattisgarh Government.The project had been undertaken for evacuation of coal from SECl’s Gevra-Korba coalfields.
The Union Ministry of Coal has ensured Coal India ltd (CIl) for getting Mand-Raigarh railway line project expedited to facilitate growth in offtake of coal from mines under SECl in Chhattisgarh.
Notably, the coal requirement for the proposed Super Thermal Plant of NTPC ltd at lara would be met from Talaipalli Coal Block of Mand in Raigarh Coalfields, officials stated. The lara plant of NTPC would be utilising super critical technology for power generation.
The power to be generated by upcoming project will be supplied to Chhattisgarh , Goa and Maharashtra states, officials stated. The project is most likely to go on stream by March 2017 .