talcher coal fields are located in the state of the indian state of odisha.
talcher coal fields are located in the state of?
the indian state of odisha
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talcher super thermal power station or ntpc talcher kaniha located in angul district of the indian state of odisha is the first mega power plant of india to have an installed generation capacity of 3000mw. the power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of ntpc. the coal for the power plant is sourced from lingraj block & kaniha coal block of mahanadi coalfields ltd. source of water for the power plant is from samal barrage reservoir on brahmani river.
talcher super thermal power station
congress mp naveen jindal's jindal steel and power got a coal field in february 2009 with reserves of 1500 million metric tonnes while the government-run navratna coal india ltd was refused. on 27 february 2009, two private companies got huge coal blocks. both the blocks were in odisha, one of 300 metric mega tonnes and one of 1500 metric mega tonnes. combined worth of these blocks is well over inr 2,000 billions. these blocks were meant for the liquification of coal. one of these blocks was awarded to jspl. naveen jindal's jindal steel and power was allotted the talcher coal field in angul, odisha in 2009, after the cut-off date by the central government on allocation of coal blocks. the opposition parties alleged that the government violated all norms to grant the coal fields. naveen jindal, however, denied any wrongdoing. on 15 september 2012, an inter ministerial group (img) headed by zohra chatterji (additional secretary in coal ministry) recommended cancellation of a block allotted to jsw (jindal steel works), a jindal group company.
jindal steel and power