INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Coal India aims to reach 670 million tonnes production target by end of current financial yearNew Delhi: Maharatna company Coal India
Limited (CIL) has said that it is trying to touch the 670 million tonnes production target in the current fiscal.Almost all subsidiaries of
CIL are ahead in their respective coal production numbers compared to the corresponding period last year, the company said in a
statement.CIL chairman Pramod Agrawal referred to the "sustained efforts and inspired performance" of the company's subsidiaries and has
written to them "to end 2021-22 on a sound note scaling even more highs".The fiscal 2021-22 has turned out to be a high-performance year for
Coal India with a flurry of previous records bettered
The state-owned coal miner chalked out yet another high in total coal supplies at 608.15 million tonnes as of March 4, the statement added
further.CIL moved past the previous highest coal production of 608.14 million tonnes achieved in 2018-19, nearly a month before the current
fiscal draws to a close.The company had also crossed the 575 million tonnes total coal dispatch of 2020-21 on February 16 itself
Production ending 2019-20 was around 580 million tonnes."CIL's current offtake is averaging a little over 2 million tonnes per day and is
expected to go up higher as the month progresses
We are hopeful of reaching 670 million tonnes if the demand holds," the company said.
