Aiming at transporting coal seamlessly across the country, the Union Ministry of Coal has drafted a logistics plan and policy in consultation with all stakeholders in the supply chain.
The plan, called “Coal Logistics Plan and Policy” and unveiled by Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Thursday, will bring together all agencies involved in mining, transport, monitoring, and usage on a single digital “smart” platform.
“There is a need for efficient logistics to meet the escalating energy demand projected to surge to 1.5 billion tonnes by 2030 from 980 million tonnes currently.
