Kolkata: Coal India (CIL) CMD Pramod Agrawal has appealed to the striking workmen of the company to resume their duties.
“Considering the Covid situation in the country and the international scenario, Coal India’s role assumes all the more importance and I earnestly appeal to you to resume your duties in the larger interest of the nation,” he said.
However, the PSU miner claimed that its off-take, production and over burden removal continued on July 2 despite the strike by its workmen. “Amid the ongoing strike, CIL despatched 5.78 lakh tonnes (LTs) on July 2. This is around 42% of the normal average off-take. Similarly, coal production was 4.81 LTs, which is close to 38% of the average number,” CIL said in a statement.
In his appeal, Agrawal said that the minister of coal while addressing their Charter of Demands has reassured them that there was no question of privatisation of Coal India or demerger of CMPDIL (Central Mine Planning and Design Institute) from CIL.
