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New Delhi : In a big support to help fight Covid-19, National miner Coal India arm Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) has donated Rs 5 crore to the state of Uttar Pradesh for procurement of 50 Ambulances. NCL CMD Prabhat Kumar Sinha and Director (Personnel) Bimlendu Kumar handed over a cheque of the said amount to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanathin Lucknow on September 18, 2020.
“NCL’s coal operations are in UP and MP States. I have assured the CM that NCL will keep supplying plenty of coal to the thermal power plants of the state. Moreover, as a responsible corporate citizen, we are committed for the inclusive development of the state and as a part of our corporate Social responsibility (CSR) we have made a contribution of Rs 5 crore to the state for purchase of ambulances during these trying times.” NCL CMD Sinha said, according to a PIB release.
NCL, a Miniratna Company, is one the three subsidiaries of Coal India that produce and supply over 100 million tonnes (MT) of coal annually. The company digs out coal from 10 coal mines of which 4 mines are located in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh that accounts for over 20% of the company’s total coal production. Fifty-seven percent of the company’s coal goes out to the consumers located at Uttar Pradesh majority of them are power plants. Over 14% of the company’s coal is supplied to thermal power plants of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL).
The company has taken up various CSR initiatives in Uttar Pradesh and has spent over Rs 80 crore in last five years for various development projects in the state. These projects majorly include Solar power electrification of 80 Primary Health Centres, Financial aid for Solid Waste Management in 13 Panchayats of Varanasi, Construction of Eco Park near Banaras Railway Station, distribution of around 15,000 furniture to 1,800 government schools, smart classrooms in schools, construction of roads, developing skills of youths etc.
NCL had produced over 108 million tonnes of coal and its coal supply (despatch) remained over 107 million tonnes in the last fiscal. Both coal production and despatch of the company in the last fiscal had remained over and above the assigned targets of 106.25 million tonnes. The company has to produce 113.25 million tonnes of coal in the current fiscal over 45% of which has already been achieved.