Shri Shivam Srivastava, Director (Fuel) and Nominated Owner of NTPC Coal Mines visited Coal Mining HQ, Ranchi on 22nd May 2023

Director (Fuel) and Shri MVR Reddy, RED (Coal Mining) interacted with departmental HODs of Coal Mining HQ during the review.

Shri Srivastava, advised to simplify the procedures in each & every function and particularly reducing the number of purchase orders to be given top priority. He appreciated the efforts of CMHQ in facilitating & guiding the coal mining projects to meet the deadlines.

Director (Fuel), during his review of Taliapalli and Kerendari Coal Handling Plant (CHP) directed to implement firefighting systems at CHP and persuaded for awarding of the contract at the earliest for Taliapalli CHP.

He suggested developing water storage capacity at mines and encouraged sharing emergency resources with other units to meet any emergencies in a mutual assistance mode.

Shri Srivastava appreciated the Safety norms adopted by Kerandari CHP. He advised to complete the civil works before the onset of the monsoon. Director (Fuel) also discussed the organisation restructuring vis a vis formation of NML.

M/s Ernst & Young made a presentation on “Benchmarking of Transportation Contract '' on the occasion.

The review meeting concluded with the formulation of Mine wise responsibility Matrix to be implemented with a timeline.