Joshi updates Rajya Sabha on Inner Rail Corridor
Land acquisition for Phase-II is under process by IRCON for the 54-km Inner Rail Corridor project, Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 8 Aug 2022.
Mahanadi Coal Railway Limited (MCRL) is constructing the 68-km Inner Rail Corridor in two phases to provide common rail corridor for evacuation of coal from both CIL and non-CIL coal blocks in Talcher Coal Field Area.
Compliance to observation for Phase-II clearance has also been submitted. Site specification wild life management plan has also been approved by Principal Conservator of Forest (Wild life), Bhubaneswar, on 21 June 2022.
Construction of the entire 14-km is in an advance stage by IRCON, he said, adding that -95% of the progress have been achieved on Phase-I.
The project will also provide multiple entries and exit points for coal rakes for faster evacuation of coal and de-congest the Indian Railways system by avoiding concentration of rakes at limited entry and exit route from Talcher Coal Field.
The Government is planning to produce coal from Talcher area by 2030. fiinews.com
