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**Singareni Collieries Aims for Record Coal Production, Recognizes Women’s Rescue Team**
**Hyderabad, July 5, 2025** – Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is pushing for a significant increase in coal production to reach its target of 76 million tonnes for the 2025-26 financial year. SCCL Chairman and Managing Director N. Balaram announced on Saturday that daily production from underground mines must reach 1.8 lakh tonnes this month to achieve this goal.
During a review of the company’s first-quarter performance, Balaram expressed satisfaction with coal dispatches, which surpassed the target by reaching 16.67 million tonnes. However, coal production fell slightly short of the target for the quarter, at 15.99 million tonnes, and was down 4.33% compared to the same period last year.
SCCL plans to break ground on the V.K. opencast mine in Kothagudem later this month and is expediting environmental and forest clearances for the J.K. and Goleti mines. Balaram emphasized the importance of maintaining coal quality to retain customers and instructed officials to conduct thorough safety audits across all operational mines.
In a related event, SCCL recognized its first women’s rescue team and the RG-2 mines rescue station for their excellence. The company’s rescue teams have previously participated in critical operations such as the Srisailam tunnel collapse and other industrial accidents.
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