Staff Reporter :
Energy and Mineral Resources Secretary Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem on Friday said that those officials who were responsible for the disappearance of 144,000 tonnes of coal from Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) would be punished as per laws.
Besides, the Petrobangla Chairman Abul Mansur Md Faizullah said that everyone of BCMCL should be held accountable if the coal was really stolen from the factory. No one can avoid the responsibility.
On the other hand, the Secretary of Power Dr Ahmad Kaikaus on Friday said that power generation at Barapukuria 525MW coal-fired plant would resume from early September in alternative way.
The Secretaries and the Petrobangla chairman said those after visiting the Barapukuria coal mine in Dinajpur.
A four-member team comprising of Power Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, Petrobangla Chairman Abul Mansur Md Faizullah, and Chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Khalid Hasan and Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem visited the BCMCL.
The power secretary said also, the BPDB is trying its best to keep the power supply stable across the country despite closure of the plant.
The power secretary said that the Eid holiday of all the officials of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) had been cancelled to revamp coal mining and hasten the power generation process.
The incident of the disappearance of coal came to light a few days ago when a team from Power Development Board visited the coal mine and found that there was not adequate reserve of coal in the yard of the mine.
As per the official investigation, the stock was found short of 148,000 tonnes of coal.
The third and last unit of Barapukuria Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant went out of operation on 22 July due to the shortage of coal.
Energy and Mineral Resources Secretary Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem on Friday said that those officials who were responsible for the disappearance of 144,000 tonnes of coal from Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) would be punished as per laws.
Besides, the Petrobangla Chairman Abul Mansur Md Faizullah said that everyone of BCMCL should be held accountable if the coal was really stolen from the factory. No one can avoid the responsibility.
On the other hand, the Secretary of Power Dr Ahmad Kaikaus on Friday said that power generation at Barapukuria 525MW coal-fired plant would resume from early September in alternative way.
The Secretaries and the Petrobangla chairman said those after visiting the Barapukuria coal mine in Dinajpur.
A four-member team comprising of Power Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, Petrobangla Chairman Abul Mansur Md Faizullah, and Chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Khalid Hasan and Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem visited the BCMCL.
The power secretary said also, the BPDB is trying its best to keep the power supply stable across the country despite closure of the plant.
The power secretary said that the Eid holiday of all the officials of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) had been cancelled to revamp coal mining and hasten the power generation process.
The incident of the disappearance of coal came to light a few days ago when a team from Power Development Board visited the coal mine and found that there was not adequate reserve of coal in the yard of the mine.
As per the official investigation, the stock was found short of 148,000 tonnes of coal.
The third and last unit of Barapukuria Coal-fired Thermal Power Plant went out of operation on 22 July due to the shortage of coal.
