Coal manufacturing influenced after hefty rainfalls in Khammam

Kothagudem: The coal production was influenced in a number of opencast (OC) coal mines of SCCL in erstwhile Khammam area adhering to constant rainfall on Sunday evening.

The job of eliminating overburden and also 6000 tonnes of coal manufacturing was influenced at JK 5 OC in Yellandu mandal and also at Koyagudem OC in Tekulapalli mandal. Similarly in Kothagudem around 3000 tonnes coal manufacturing was influenced throughout graveyard shift at GK OC as water collected in the mine and also made the tracks in the mine unsafe.

At JVR and also Kistaram OCs in Sathupalli mandal of Khammam area regarding 25000 tonnes coal manufacturing and also 1.50 lakh cubic metres overburden elimination was influenced as a result of the rains last evening.

Meanwhile a greatest rains of 7.6 cm was videotaped in Yellandu in the last 24-hours. Pinapaka videotaped 5.5 cm rains, Kothagudem 4.6 cm, Aswapuram 3.5 cm and also 3.2 cm rains was videotaped in Tekulapalli.

In Khammam area, a rains of 3.4 cm was videotaped in Singareni mandal, Enkoor 2.4 cm and also in Sathupalli mandal a rains of 2.1 cm was videotaped, authorities stated.