Since August 2021, CPPs have only received 40-50 percent of the required coal supply, resulting in a backlog of over 1,500 coal rakes, he claimed, because most available coal rakes are being diverted away from CPPs.
The Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (OASME) has requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s involvement to ensure adequate coal supply to CPP-based companies in the state.
“Despite the government’s unwavering efforts to support the industry, the continuing coal shortage due to stoppage/curtailment of coal supplies and rakes has threatened the very survival of local industries, threatening the loss of lakhs of livelihoods and the closure of thousands of MSMEs in the state,” OASME secretary-general Satwik Swain wrote in a letter to the Chief Minister.
Swain stated that due to the current circumstance, CPP-based industries in Odisha that rely largely on coal as a major raw material are unable to function properly.
Prasanta Patnaik