SECL produces record 144.71 MT coal in FY18

17-Sep-2018

Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) produced a record 144.71 million tonnes of coal in 2017-18, according to its annual report. The production rose by 3.36 million tonnes in 2017-18 against 140 million tonnes in 2016-17.

The 2017-18 financial year witnessed a record production of 144.71 million tonnes, which is not only the highest coal production amongst all subsidiaries of CIL but also accounts for more than 21 per cent of the total coal production of India, the company said in its Annual Report 2017-18.

From opencast mines, the company produced 130.25 million tonnes coal, registering a rise 3.83 per cent as against 125.45 million tonnes in the preceding fiscal. However, it witnessed a fall of 0.62 per cent from underground mines at 14.46 million tonnes as against 14.55 million tonnes in 2016-17.

The company is operating 75 opencast and underground mines spread over the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, it added.

Source: PTI