The coal-related standing committee of the parliament highlighted that the coal ministry will carry out 35 first-mile connectivity (FMC) projects with a combined capacity of 414.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in FY24, which runs from April 2018 to March 2019.

The committee's report was introduced in the Parliament recently.

Under Phase-II, out of the nine FMC projects, three projects of 14 MTPA capacity are under the development stage, and six are in different stages of formulation and tendering.

After the implementation of Phase-I and II, Coal India (CIL) will increase the mechanised evacuation to 623 MTPA by FY25.

CIL will be undertaking 59 FPC projects in three phases, with 33 projects in Phase-I, nine projects in Phase-II and 17 projects in Phase-III.

In addition, NLC India (NLCIL) is undertaking three projects, and Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) is undertaking five FMC projects, three in Phase-I and one each in Phase-II and Phase-III.