NEW DELHI: Thermal coal imports declined by 17.69 per cent to 51.10 million tonnes at the country’s top 12 major ports during April-October this fiscal, latest Indian Ports Association report has said.
The Centre-owned ports had handled 62.08 MT of the thermal coal in the same period previous year.
The Indian Ports Association (IPA), which maintains cargo data handled by these 12 ports, in its recent report, said “percentage variation from previous year” in thermal coal handling was at 17.69 per cent.