CCL taped a 122 per cent boost in coal offtake during April 2021 to 6.56 mtCoal India arm Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) on Thursday said it has recorded 112 per cent boost in production at 4.84 million tonne (mt) in April.
The Jharkhand-based subsidiary had taped 2.28 mt coal output in April 2020, it said in a statement.
Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), a Jharkhand-based arm of Coal India Ltd, has actually registered unprecedented growth of 112 percent in coal production (4.84 Million Tonnes) in April 2021 versus April 2020 (2.28 Million Tonnes), the company said.As far as coal offtake was concerned, the arm stated it recorded a 122 percent boost in April 2021 to 6.56 mt versus 2.96 mt in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal.CCL CMD PM Prasad has asked officials to work carefully with the state government and district administration to eliminate the COVID-19 pandemic.
He has likewise directed to increase COVID care centers on war footing to the level possible and adopt COVID proper behaviour such as social distancing, masking and vaccination, the statement said.CCL has mining operations in Chatra, Latehar, Ramgarh, Hazaribag, Bokaro, Ranchi, Giridih and Palamu districts of Jharkhand.
The company said that to fight the deadly surge of the 2nd wave, CCL hospitals-- Gandhinagar, Ranchi, Ramgarh, Dakra, Rajrappa and Dhori-- with 295 beds are serving as COVID facilities in coordination with the district administrations and offering complimentary treatment.