Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Friday said despite the constraints on account of coronavirus outbreak, it recorded close to 3 million tonnes (MT) production on Thursday, the second highest single day production during the fiscal.
Coal is an ‘essential service’ as recognized under Emergency Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) 1981, and services engaged in coal industry are ‘public utility service’.
“Coal production by CIL recorded close to 3 MTs on Thursday, the second highest one day’s production this fiscal, despite the constraints in the wake of corona virus pandemic,” CIL said in a statement.
The company has been averaging 2.56 MTs production per day during the current month with supplies averaging 1.75 MTs.
