KOLKATA: Northern Coalfields is the only CILNSE 3.17 % subsidiary that managed to arrest falling production in April and May, when the group as a whole registered more than 10% fall in production during the Covid-19 slowdown.
NCL, the Madhya Pradesh based, coal producer produced 8.73 million tonnes of coal achieving 96% of the month’s targeted production and managed to arrest fall in growth against the previous corresponding period when coal production was impeded in many subsidiaries.
NCL, is the third largest coal producing subsidiary and it contributed to 18% of CIL’s overall coal output of 602.13 million tonnes during 2019-20. For two successive financial years NCL achieved its production target four days ahead of the closure of the fiscal. For FY 20 NCL’s production was 108.05 million tonnes, 102% of its target.
