Paradip Port's Mechanised Coal Handling Plant Achieves Record 1.40 Lakh Tonnes Coal Loading in a Single Day

Exam-focused facts from the 12 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Paradip Port Authority's Mechanised Coal Handling Plant (MCHP) achieved its highest-ever single-day coal loading of 1,40,022 metric tonnes on 10 October 2026, surpassing the previous record of 1,37,500 MT set on 29 May 2022.
Paradip Port is located in Odisha and the record reflects its mechanised cargo-handling infrastructure and operational efficiency.
Chairperson of Paradip Port Authority, Shri Susanta Kumar Purohit, IRSEE, congratulated the officers, employees and workers of MCHP for the milestone.