Coal India urged to enhance allocation to Chhattisgarh industries

Coal India Limited (CIL) had been urged to enhance coal supply to industries in Chhattisgarh, which accounted for the lion’s share in the company’s total output.

“About 25 per cent of CIL’s coal production comes from Bilaspur (in Chhattisgarh) but the local industries are not getting sufficient quantities of the fuel,” said Chhattisgarh Janta Congress legislator Dharamjit Singh, while raising the issue in the state legislative assembly. South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), CIL’s flagship arm, has major operations in Chhattisgarh and is the highest coal-producing company in the country.

Over 200 industries in Chhattisgarh are dependent on coal, including captive power plants with a combined installed capacity of 4,000-Mw,