Coal India’s output falls as workers began a three-day strike to oppose private competition in mining

Kolkata: Coal India’s output fell on Thursday as workers began a three-day strike to oppose private competition in mining. The impact on customers is marginal as most of them have huge stocks of coal.

Attendance of workers fell to 20% in Coal India and 17% at Singareni Collieries Company Ltd but executives attended office.

“Production and despatches at many mines of CIL subsidiaries including Mahanadi Coalfields, Central Coalfields and Bharat Coking Coal were affected due to the strike while some mines of Eastern Coalfields were operational,” a Coal India executive said.