Coal mining operations in the open cast mines of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Ramagundam and Kothagudem areas were crippled following widespread rainfall in the coal belt for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
The overburden removal operations came to a virtual halt in all the four open cast mines in the RG-I, RG-II and RG-III Areas of the State-owned coal mining giant in Peddapalli district due to heavy overnight rain, sources said.
The OCP-I in RG-III Area recorded 75 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours, ending at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
An estimated 30,000 tonnes of coal production was affected due to the rain-induced disruption in the OCPs in Peddapalli and Jayashankar Bhupalpalli districts, sources added.
Open cast mines in Bhadradri Kothagudem district also suffered a major disruption in coal production due to incessant rains in the erstwhile Khammam district for the second day in a row.
Sources added that overburden removal came to a grinding halt in the JVR OCP and Kistaram OCPs, severely impacting coal production.
Published – July 23, 2025 11:10 pm IST