ROAD CONSTRUCTION & ELECTRIFICATION – are considered two most important developmental activities.
They are important because- first, they are really important. Second- they are considered important. In economy, just like in life, it is always good to see important things being considered important as well. It is considered important because it shows up. Unlike coal mining, it shows up. A new road being constructed- Voila! The entire city knows. New power lines being laid- Great! Everyone knows.
|| In economy, just like in life, it is always good to see important things being considered important as well. Ideally, the two should overlap. But sadly, sometimes, being important and being considered important become two different things.||
Understandably enough, both these activities require considerable time. Takes lot of efforts. But once completed, the infrastructure stay for quite a time. Peace.
BUT NOT IN MINING- COAL MINING.
Pre-mining, mid-mining or post-mining—- road construction and electrification are not one-off activities for miners. Miners undertake these two activities to approach their work site, load and haul. It is an ongoing process in mining. The structures are built, dismantled and rebuilt as the patches of land turn from coaled to de-coaled.
As an opencast miner, the task of NCL is particularly important in the backdrop of enormous volume of material being handled on-site. To substantiate, here’s a fact check — NCL is the largest volume handling company of Coal India Limited. It produced 93.018 mt of coal and removed 316.79 mm3 of overburden in 2017-18.
So next time when you commute to office from home, get stuck in traffic jam everyday, for months because a road is being repaired en-route. You make peace thinking– after all, it’s a one-off activity—please know.
Know that somewhere in the hinterland, a miner is doing it day-in and day-out. And more importantly, also know that all those electrically-powered equipment & machines deployed at that construction site en-route traces its operations back to our work site– the coalfields.
[While the road part is texted wide here, I will let a picture do all the talking for electrification part. Pictured here is one of our Lineman Chotelal Rawjar working in Amlohri OCP of NCL.]
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I was waiting for this. Now my work starts honestly this post in very different flavor Purvi. It makes me want to see a coalfield. I don’t have words but honestly I was never as thankful to a miner as I am today. Literally coal is very very important
Relieved I am, a bit 🙂 Thanks.
I am touched to the core. This is not just about coal. It is about life. Your words leave me spellbound.
Dear Veena, thanks a lot. How are you? And yes, that’s what I aim by and large. To talk about everything as a subset of life- and they really are.
I am good. Off to Chandigarh these days. please keep posting and keep texting. I will keep coming back on your morethancoal..haahaa..
Do come. I wait for you 😉
Railways also build it.
Coal is the soul of Indian economy
Tell me Purvi, you write about coal or you write about divinity? The other day we talked, I already knew your plan is great. But your modest ways never suggest what next you are going to do. Browse any journal, newspaper, internet or anything under the sun, yours are the best words one finds on coal.
Next time when I will see road construction or electrification I will remember coal mining.
I admire coal and miners. You have me
@Roma Ma’am,
Saw this today, Ma’am. Thanks a lot for such heartfelt remarks.