Production and despatch of coal from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) have started picking up gradually as the company gears up to reduce the estimated 24 million tonne coal production loss incurred due to sporadic stoppages and unavailability of land resources during current financial year.
Loss of coal production due to intermittent stoppages is estimated at 6.07 million tonne while 18.04 million tonne production loss is estimated due to stoppage of mine progress (land constraint).
Besides, heavy rains had lashed coalfields for a longer duration as compared to previous years, making mining operations difficult and pushing MCL to a decreased output of 30 to 35 per cent from coalfields during rainy season.
