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03 Sep 2013
September 3: The Ministry of Rail has identified critical coal connectivity projects for swift evacuation and transportation of coal during the 12th Five-Year Plan period( 2012-17) and beyond, said Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
"An inter-ministerial committee has been constituted to monitor these key connectivity projects, he said.
Chowdhury said, total loading of coal from ports was 64.47 rakes per day during 2012-13 and 81.64 rakes per day in 2013-14 up to June 2013 respectively.
Out of this, despatches to power houses were 25.92 rakes per day and 34.48 rakes per day respectively.
The details of the despatch target of Coal India Limited (CIL) and loading achieved in rakes/day during the last three years are as under:
|
Year |
Despatch target of CIL |
Loading (Rakes/day/) |
|
2010-11 |
185 |
162 |
|
2011-12 |
185 |
168 |
|
2012-13 |
190 |
186 |
The details of targets fixed and achieved for transportation of coal on Indian Railways along with earnings therefrom during the last three years and the current year up to June 2013 are as follows:
|
Year |
Budget target (in million tons) |
Loading achieved in million tons) |
Earnings (Rs crore |
|
2010-11 |
426.27 |
420.21 |
24029.81 |
|
2011-12 |
458.00 |
455.80 |
28589.00 |
|
2012-13 |
485.00 |
496.37 |
36792.91 |
|
2013-14 (up to June.'13) |
126.13 |
129.109 |
10235.66 |
Source: Ministry of Railways