Adriyala underground coal mine set to start commercial production.

The Adriyala longwall underground mining project of Telengana-based Singareni Collieries Company is expected to start commercial production in a month.

Saturday, October 11 was a red-letter day for the $190-million project as coal started coming up the conveyor belt from the underground mine. The project is now being test-run.

Initially, the mine will produce around 1.5 million tonnes of coal per annum (mtpa), nearly 0.5 mt more than the largest underground mines operated by Coal India and Monnet Ispat in the country produce.

HBL