About Us

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a Government coal mining company jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and Government of India on a 51:49 equity basis. The Singareni coal reserves stretch across 350 Km of the Pranahita – Godavari Valley of Telangana with a proven geological reserves aggregating to whopping 8791 million tonnes. SCCL is currently operating 17 opencast and 22 underground mines in 6 districts of Telangana with a manpower around 42,000.

While historically technology has been a critical factor in SCCL's ability to reduce environmental impacts and occupational hazards, the need to constantly increase productivity and cut costs has demanded that the company goes in for phased mechanization and adapts state-of-the-art technologies.

SCCL pioneered mechanization of coal mines in India by adopting coal drilling machines as far back as in 1937. In 1950 Shuttle Cars, Gathering Arm Loaders, Conveyors and Coal Plough Equipment were introduced. Later in a path breaking move to replace arduous manual labour, Road Headers, Load Haul Dumpers and Side Dump Loaders were gradually brought in.

While the benefits of coal are countless, Coal Mining is an inherently environment damaging and degrading activity. Realizing this, SCCL has launched a number of 'eco-friendly practices' to mitigate the damage to environment and improve the quality of life. In all mining areas extensive green belts have been developed, and monitoring of air and water quality is done on a regular basis to assess the impact of mining on the environment and corrective steps are being implemented immediately. Opencast Mines are being restored to pre-mining conditions.

To encourage plantation and social forestry, free saplings are supplied to all the employees before the onset of monsoon. To reduce air pollution and also meet the social obligations of SCCL, the company supplies free LPG to its employees. SCCL is perhaps the only PSU to have introduced 'environment' as part of the curriculum in all its schools. In another innovative move, company has also introduced Eco Samman Awards to motivate employees who contribute to all round improvement of the environment.

A number of other key initiatives taken in the last four years include setting up of Sewage Treatment Plants, Effluent Treatment Plants, Bio-engineering of Over Burdens, Clonal Plantations, Medicinal Plantations and development of Eco-parks for which the company was conferred the Golden Peacock Award from the Institute of Directors in 2005 and became the first Coal Company in the country to bag this prestigious honour. The company also bagged the "National Fly Ash Utilization Award” in 2005 for its unique contributions towards Fly Ash Utilization. SCCL has for the first time also brought out a book titled "Eco-friendly Coal Mining - The Singareni Approach" highlighting the various innovative practices initiated at SCCL for environmentally sustainable coal mining.

Community Development activities got an impetus when a social service organization - Singareni Seva Samithi (SSS) was formed by SCCL under the AP Public Societies Act. Training of unemployed youth and educating the families of workmen on the need to channelise their energies towards constructive activities is the basic purpose and philosophy of the Samithi. Towards this noble goal the SSS provides training in skill development to youth for recruitment in the Army, the Police and the Railways. The samithi also works innovatively on spreading awareness of AIDS, alcoholism and the benefits of thrift and small savings.