New Delhi: The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary company of Coal India Limited (CIL), has crossed 157 million tonnes (MT) of coal production in the financial year of 2021-22, to become the leading coal-producing company in the country.

According to a press release, MCL produced 7.62 lakh tonne of dry fuel which is the highest in a day on March 12, 2022, during the current financial year reaching 157.7 MT with a growth of around 16 percent over the last financial year.

MCL's Chairman-cum-Managing Director OP Singh congratulated all officers, staff, employees of contracted companies and other stakeholders for their contribution in making MCL the leading coal-producing company in the country. MCL has to play a bigger role in ensuring energy security to the nation, said the CMD in his congratulatory message to all the employees.

Surpassing all previous records, MCL has despatched over 166 MT dry fuel to the consumers, registering 22 per cent growth over a previous financial year while it has also removed 195 MCuM (million cubic meters) of overburden registering 19 per cent growth over the last financial year, the release added.

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