With the lockdown extended till May 3, the worries of over 100 hard coke factories have increased.
Facing financial losses with zero production coupled with wage cost, hard coke factory owners have decided to approach the state and central governments to revive their units when lockdown ends.
Hard coke factories under the banner of Industries and Commerce Association (ICA) have planned to write to both the central and state governments, Coal India and its subsidiary Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), demanding the fuel supply agreement with Coal India be revived.
The agreement, in place till June 2019, saw hard coke factories getting 75 per cent of their coal needs under a notified price.
