Singareni Collieries Co. has issued a tender for execution of OB removal work at the Prakasham Khani opencast project (OC-IV Section) in the Manuguru Area. 

The scope of work includes drilling, excavation, loading, transportation, dumping, spreading, and levelling of 771.90 LBCM of in-situ overburden (OB), comprising 747.26 LBCM of hard OB and 24.64 LBCM of coal. The estimated value of the work is Rs 1,044.66 crore. The scope also includes the extraction of 91.39 LBCM coal/shale using surface miners, along with cutting, loading, and dumping activities. The additional works specified in the tender include 1,500 shovel hours, 1,500 dozer hours, 5,000 tipper hours, and 1,25,000 RMT drilling at the site in Telangana. 

The work is scheduled to be completed over a period of 36 months, with a closing date for bids set for 02 February, 2026.