Fearing that the allocation of more railway rakes exclusively for the power sector will jeopardise coal supply to the industries which use the fuel, the minerals industry has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to ensure their operations are not disrupted due to coal shortage.
In a letter addressed to the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) stated that Coal India had requested Indian Railways 296 rakes per day exclusively for the power sector, and such actions will put the non-power coal users in an “immensely precarious situation”.
