INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Coal imports in India went up by 20 per cent in May 2021Coal imports in India went up by 20 per cent to reach 19.9 million tonnes in May
2021, compared to 16.5 million tonnes of dry fuel which was imported in the corresponding period last year.According to data compiled by
risen by 25 per cent to 42 million tonnes during April and May of the current financial year
During the corresponding period last year, 33.6 million tonnes of coal had imported, the data said.Out of the total imports in May 2021,
fiscal.Coking coal import was at 4.41 million tonnes in May 2021, against 3.18 million tonnes imported during the corresponding period of
last year.During April-May period of the current fiscal, non-coking coal import stood at 28.96 million tonnes, compared to 22.82 million
tonnes imported during the corresponding period of the previous fisca.Similarly coking coal imports were 9.15 million tonnes, against 6.41
million tonnes imported during the corresponding period of last year.
