Villagers stop coal production over burning ghat
The villagers of Samdih stopped coal production of Dabur Colliery of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) today morning demanding restoration of the local burning ghat.
The villagers of Samdih stopped coal production of Dabur Colliery of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) today morning demanding restoration of the local burning ghat.
The Ministry of Coal has achieved a notable upswing in overall coal production during October 2024, reaching 84.45 million tonnes (MT). The production surpassed the 78.57 MT of the corresponding month last year, registering an increase of 7.48 per cent.
In September last year, the coal production was 67.26 MT.
Coal production in Open Cast Coal Mines Projects (OCP) of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in West Burdwan district has been completely stopped since yesterday due to incessant rainfall and huge waterlogging, said Niladri Roy, director (technical), ECL.
The production of Coal India Limited (CIL) rose to 290.39 MT during the period of April to August 2024 marking a growth of 3.17% as compared to 281.46 MT during the corresponding period of last period, the Ministry of Coal said.
The coal dispatch has shown a growth of 34.25 per cent YoY, from 34.07 MT in Q1 of FY24 to 45.68 MT in Q1 of FY25.
India’s coal production for June 2024 reached 84.63 MT (Provisional), with a growth rate of 14.49 per cent compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, which was 73.92 MT.
During April 2024, Coal India Limited (CIL) achieved a coal production of 61.78 MT, marking a growth of 7.31 per cent compared to the same period last year when it was 57.57 MT.
A wave of joy spread across MCL, which has mining operations in Angul, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh districts of Odisha, as the company crossed 200 MT mark on Saturday night.
This surpasses the figures of 90.42 MT of the corresponding month during the previous year, representing an increase of 10.30 per cent.
