Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) despatched over half a million-tonne coal to the consumers from its mines in Odisha AND exceeded the five lakh tonne off-take target by dispatching 5.18 lakh tonne dry fuel to the coal consumers.
As per the reports, MCL despatched an overall 85 rakes of coal to the power plants, as against the target of 84 rakes. The supply of coal through road-mode was at 1.32 lakh tonne, up against the target of 99,000 tonnes.
MCL, the second-largest coal-producing subsidiary of Coal India, supplies about 150 million tonne of coal to consumers across the country every year. The company is aggressively implementing FMC (First Mile Connectivity) projects with a capital outlay of Rs 3,600 crore by 2024 for the rapid movement of coal to the consumers.
