HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER 14, 2026: Singareni Chairman and Managing Director Dr. Buddhaprakash Jyoti directed agencies to remove overburden in line with production targets in the Kothagudem Region—which produces the highest quantity of coal in Singareni and comprises the Kothagudem, Sathupalli, Yellandu and Manuguru Areas. He instructed the agencies to arrange adequate machinery and manpower to meet these targets.
He conducted a detailed review of coal production at several open cast projects (OCP) in the Kothagudem region from the Singareni bhavan in Hyderabad on Saturday. He said that, in view of El Niño conditions, Singareni would need to supply 75,000 tonnes of coal every day to Telangana GENCO thermal power stations. The company must also transport coal to power stations with which it has fuel supply agreements. He stressed that overburden removal must meet the prescribed targets to achieve the required coal production.
He said coal can be produced from the seams below only when overburden is removed each day in line with the target. To meet coal production targets, all areas together must achieve daily overburden removal of 14.15 lakh cubic metres. Of this, the four areas in the Kothagudem Region must remove 5.5 lakh cubic metres every day. He advised officials to discuss any difficulties in meeting the overburden targets with the concerned authorities and resolve them. He made it clear that management would not be lenient towards agencies that show negligence in overburden removal.
Officials briefed the CMD on coal production, overburden removal, coal transportation and other matters at the mines in the four areas of the Kothagudem Region. He discussed each matter in detail and issued instructions.
He set a target of producing 8,000 tonnes of coal and removing 0.55 lakh cubic metres of overburden per day in the Kothagudem Area.
In the Sathupalli Area, he set a daily coal production target of 50,000 tonnes and directed that 2.4 lakh cubic metres of overburden be removed each day to achieve it.
In the Manuguru Area, he set a daily coal production target of 40,000 tonnes. He directed officials to proceed according to plan and remove 2.25 lakh cubic metres of overburden each day to meet the target.
In the Yellandu Area, he set a daily coal production target of 5,000 tonnes and directed that 10,000 cubic metres of overburden be removed. He instructed officials to prioritise safe coal production and the quality of coal transportation.
The CMD also held a detailed discussion on mines whose contract periods will end in the coming months. He directed the concerned officials to prepare proposals for new contracts promptly and obtain the necessary approvals.
The review was attended by the CMD; Directors Sri L.V. Suryanarayana, Sri K. Venkateswarlu, Sri Gowtham Potru and Sri Tirumala Rao; ED (Coal Movement) Sri B. Venkanna; General Manager (Coordination and Marketing) Sri T. Srinivas; GM (CPP) Sri Devender; and the Kothagudem Region General Managers: Sri Venkata Ramana of Kothagudem Area, Sri Durgam Ramchander of Manuguru Area, Sri Venkatachari of Sathupalli Area and Sri Visam Krishnaiah of Yellandu Area. Corporate General Managers, concerned mine officials and overburden contractors also attended.
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