WESTERN Coalfields Limited (WCL) has registered a historic increase in coal production and Over burden Removal (OBR) in the financial year 2022-23. The city-based public sector company has produced 64.28 million tonnes of coal during the financial year thus registering YoY growth of 11.4 per cent. In Over Burden Removal, WCL has registered a remarkable growth of 19.7 per cent as compared to last year.The OBR during FY 2022-23 is 327.13 million cubic meters.

 

This is the highest ever over burden removal done in any single financial year since inception of WCL. In dispatch, WCL, surpassing the target for FY 22-23 has dispatched 62.16 million tonnes of coal. On Saturday, Chairman and Managing Director of WCL Manoj Kumar addressed Team WCL as a part of initiative ‘RuBa-Ru.’ In his address, he congratulated the Team WCL for the achievements during the financial year. He highlighted various initiatives taken during FY 22-23 and elaborated on future plans. He briefed on adoption of new technology, focus on underground mining, starting new projects, etc. in his address. Manoj Kumar further said that with achievement of 64.28 MT coal production, WCL has accomplished its ‘Mission 2.0’. To set higher target and lead WCL on a newer path of progress, he launched ‘Mission 3.0’. The mission 3.0 is to achieve target of 70 MT coal production in the coming years.