Ministry of Coal
SECL Surpasses Key Targets under Special Campaign 6, Generates ₹26.17 Crore through Scrap Disposal
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Source-grounded summary
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited under the Ministry of Coal, surpassed key targets under Special Campaign 6. Operating across Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, SECL conducted cleanliness activities at 226 sites covering over 47 lakh square feet and disposed of 4,602 metric tonnes of scrap, generating approximately ₹26.17 crore in revenue. The company also exceeded its targets for physical and electronic file review, weeding out, and closure. Additional initiatives included e-waste collection drives using waste-to-wealth concepts, public participation campaigns, and plantation activities.