Coal Secretary, Vikram Dev Dutt, said that the transport of RSR, which integrates rail and coastal shipment, is not only an economic but also friendly with the environment due to its lower carbon footprint | Photo credit: Kamal Narag
The Ministry of Coal has established an objective of sending 65 million tons (MT) or coal through the Rail-Sea Rail (RSR) route, which aims to become an important evacuation platform that wishes to handle 120 MT by 2030.
The Ministry made interested parties on Tuesday on the RSR route, to promote multimodal transport for a more efficient, resistant and sustainable coal supply chain.
Ecological option
The coal secretary, Vikram Dev Dutt, said that the transport of RSR, which integrates rail and coastal shipment, is not only an economic but also significantly friendly to the environment due to its lower carbon footprint.
DUTT emphasized EMARTER Multimodal Transportation systems, more ecological and resistant to meet the growing demand for coal in distant consumption centers, in part in the south and western India.
The Ministry has established the objective of transporting 65 mt coal through coastal shipment in the current financial year. In FY25, FY24 and FY23, it had transported 59 TM, 54 MT and 42.2 TM, respectively, or dry fuel.
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Fundamental reason
A senior official explained that the Ministry has transformed in the last 10 years into a consumer -centered organization that aims to meet demand.
“Carbon is the pillar of the economic growth of India and, in line with thought, the ministry is constantly working not only on production production but also in despair and supply,” he added.
He explained that the coastal shipment becomes “very critical” for the transport of coal onwards, particularly by 2030, when the production of India is expected to touch 1,500 TM.
“Almost a third of this coal, or approximately 500 TM, will come from Odisha, which will further increase the pressure of the pressure on the supply networks stretched in Railroad and Rail of Allamy, RSR Route through Say Paradip”, the official game of a game a game a game a game game A of the game A.
Growth cost, other minerals
When asked about the highest cost involved in RSR compared to the railway route, another senior government official said: “Agree that RSR is more expensive for now. Scale. The opportunity is huge.”
A state government official said that not only coal, but also other important minerals such as iron ore and bauxite must also be evacuated. Taking into account the growing demand for steel of India, the requirement of these minerals will also be enormous.
The government is already expanding the coastal road network. For example, National Water Way – 5 in the Brahmani and Mahanadi rivers has been identified for development.
The Indian interior stena authority, the Odisha government and the coal of India (CIL) are forming a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that will develop a river route for coal transport from the talking coal fields to the port of Paradip.
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Posted on April 23, 2025
