Minister of coal, mines and parliamentary affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday the shortage of coal in the country was due to monsoons and closure of some mines. The coal minister added they have been supplying 2 million tonnes of coal since Wednesday, indicating the situation is headed towards improvement.
“Closure of some coal mines and inundation of a few others due to monsoon led to the hindrance in coal supply to power plants,” news agency PTI quoted Joshi as saying.
“We can produce two million tonnes of coal per day,” he added, acknowledging there is a need to produce more coal.
