With delays in 54 mining projects weighing down the performance of state-run coal mining company Coal India, the miner’s production has fallen by 5.1 per cent and despatches by 2.9 per cent in July 2019 against the corresponding period of the last year. According to sources, coal minister Pralhad Joshi is expected to conduct a review meeting at the company’s head office on Thursday to discuss the reasons for the poor performance.
“The delay at Coal India is a matter of concern. But, the company is confident the it will ramp up production and dispatches in the coming quarters. The coal minister will do a review meeting where the management will discuss all the bottlenecks,” a senior official in the coal ministry told this publication.
