Coal India reports record coal prodn of 704 MT till March

New Delhi: Coal India Limited (CIL) achieved a record production of 703.91 million tonnes (MT) of coal up to March 7 during the current fiscal, surpassing last financial year’s production of 703.20 MT by an impressive margin of 24 day, Ministry of Coal said.

IBNS • 8 Mar 2024, 01:23 pm

CIL also maintains an ample coal stock of 72.70 MT as of 7th March 2024.

To enhance domestic coal production, the Ministry of Coal has implemented several key initiatives.

Adoption of the Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) model, mechanization and modernization of CIL mines, both Underground (UG) & Opencast (OC), undertaking new projects, and expanding existing projects, have bolstered coal production.

The induction of enhanced Mass Production Technologies and the digitization of operations, including the introduction of ERP, have played pivotal role in enhancing mine efficiency and productivity, the ministry said.