Monsoon washes away CIL coal target

ANGUL: Impacted by the prolonged monsoon last year, coal production of Coal India Limited (CIL) is likely to fall short of target in the current fiscal 2019-20. The Central PSU has pegged production of around 610 million tonne in the year against a target of 660 million tonnes.

Newly appointed chairman of the Central PSU Pramod Agarwal told media persons here on Thursday that coal production of CIL in the ongoing fiscal till date is 2.5 per cent less than last year.