Nagpur, April 12 -- In a landmark development for Maharashtra's energy sector, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Sunday that the first coal rake from the Gare-Palma Sector 2 mine has officially arrived at the Koradi Thermal Power Station.

The arrival marks the culmination of an eight-year journey to operationalise the captive mine, signalling a new era of self-reliance for the state's power generation.

Speaking on the development to ANI, Fadnavis said, "The project was initiated following a historic decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allocate captive coal mines to state power generation companies, under which Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO) was allotted the Gare-Palma coal mine in Chhattisgarh...