As per the ministry data on Friday, the production reached a provisional total of 411.62 million tonnes (MT) by September 12, 2024. This marks an impressive rise from the 388.86 MT produced during the same period last year, reflecting a growth rate of 5.85 per cent.
The Ministry of Coal has taken up 67 first-mile connectivity projects through its companies with a capacity to load 885 million tonnes of coal annually. These projects will be completed by 2027.
A review meeting was chaired here by M. Nagaraju, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal to asse