A basic view of the open solid coal discipline at Topa coal mine in the Ramgarh district in the jap Indian state of Jharkhand, India, February 27, 2024.
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The coal production from captive and commercial mines has elevated 27.06% year-on-year to 126.8 million tonnes (MT) in the April-February this fiscal.
The coal dispatch from the captive and commercial mines in the primary eleven months of the present monetary 12 months additionally rose 29.14% to 128.88 MT over the corresponding interval of earlier fiscal, the coal ministry mentioned in an announcement.
The whole coal production and dispatch in February was 14.85 MT and 12.95 MT, registering a rise of 37% and 33%, respectively. In the year-ago interval, The whole coal production and dispatch stood at 10.85 MT and 9.72 MT, respectively.
As of February 29, 2024, the overall variety of producing mines was 54, with 35 allotted to the ability sector, 11 allotted to the non-regulated sector, and eight for the sale of coal.
Of the 91 mines awarded below commercial coal auctions, seven blocks have already began production.
