Captive coal blocks produce nearly 4 million tonnes in October

Kolkata: The Coal Controller Organization has reported that total production of coal from allocated captive coal blocks for the month of October, 2019 was 3.97 million tonnes.

Out of the total, production from blocks not cancelled by the Supreme Court, Moher & Moher Amlori Extension (1.7 million tonnes) and Pakri Barwadih (0.740 million tonnes ) was 2.429 million tonnes.

According to data compiled by the Coal Controller Organisation, production from captive coal blocks during April-September 2019 rose nearly 26% to 26 million tonnes against the previous corresponding period. Nevertheless, the bulk of the production has been from block not cancelled by the Supreme Court.