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30/12/22 08:00 AM IST

Angul-Balram rail line in Odisha

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  • The 14 km-long Angul-Balram rail link was inaugurated recently.
About rail Link
  • The project was constructed by Mahanadi Coal Railway Ltd, a joint venture entity of MCL, IRCON International Ltd and IDCO, an industrial infrastructure development agency of the Odisha government.
  • The 14-km-long Angul-Balram rail link is the first phase of a total 68-km inner corridor connecting Angul with Putugadia, Jarapada and Tentuloi, which will cater to coal mines of Talcher coalfields.
  • It was constructed at a total cost of Rs.300 crore.
  • It has increased the MCL’s capacity to dispatch coal by 10 additional rakes each day.
  • It is expected to boost the daily dispatch of coal to consumers by around 40,000 tonnes.
  • The inner corridor is being implemented by MCRL in two phases.
  • In phase two, the Balram-Putugadia-Jarapada-Tentuloi rail link would be completed. IRCON is the implementing agency of the project that is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,700 crore.  
About Talcher coalfields
  • Talcher coalfield is India’s largest repository of power-grade coal.
  • It is situated on a basin in the southeastern part of the Mahanadi Valley belt of the Gondwana Basin.
  • It spans an area of around 1,800 sq km.
  • It is mainly situated in Odisha’s Angul district. 
  • This coalfield is strategically situated to supply power-grade coal to other parts of India, especially the southern and western parts of the country.
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