Coal India registered an increase of 13.6% in its coal dispatches through Railways by transporting 31.48 million tonne of coal in October, as per the data provided by the coal ministry. The offtake was up by 7.2% from September.
The share of coal transportation through roadways and MGR (Merry-go-Round) remained low at 20.82 million tonne and 8.37 million tonne, respectively.
Further, the company ran almost 258 rakes per day to supply coal to the power sector as against 237.5 rakes in October last year. Movement of rakes per day to all the sectors, including steel and cement, among others, came to be at 278 compared with 246 in the same period a year ago.
