Coal India plans to bring 65 per cent of its production under mechanised transportation by 2023-24, with piped conveyor belts replacing existing road transportation at its large mines.
The move, according to the miner, will help to load coal faster, reduce air pollution and, more importantly, prevent pilferage and maintain quality.
Coal India aims to produce around 880 million tonnes (mt) by 2023-24. As of 2018-19, the public miner loaded around 151mt through mechanised rapid loading systems.
The PSU plans to load another 420mt mechanically, taking the total loading to 571mt by 2023-24, which is 65 per cent of production.
