The coal ministry on Thursday said the dispatch of coal is likely to exceed one billion tonnes in the current financial year. The coal ministry has set a target to produce and dispatch 1,012 million tonnes (MT) of coal to consumers during the ongoing fiscal. “During the second half of the year, the rate of production and dispatch is normally higher than the first half of the year.
It is, therefore, expected that this year’s dispatch of coal would exceed the one billion tonne mark,” the coal ministry said in a statement. During the last financial year, coal dispatch of 500 MT happened as on November 9. During the current year, the 500 MT dispatch mark has been achieved 23 days in advance.
