MCL says that it has sufficient coal stock of 16.5 million tonnes available for dispatch to meet the current requirement of its consumers, , coal shortage, coal fields, mahanadi coalfields, nalco
Considering the operational data of the MGR system, which is 30-year-old and reports frequent breakdowns, MCL has proposed to take up the system for a major overhaul to improve dispatch if NALCO agrees to discontinuation of supplies from this system during renovation and adopts any other mode of transportation since the Angul plant is located at a distance of only 20 km from MCL mines.The MCL also said that being a pithead plant, NALCO, Angul should prioritise the lifting of coal through MGR and road transport.