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India's April coal output tops 66.15 mn tonnes amid power crunch: Report

India's total coal production in FY22 was 777.02 million tonnes, up by 8.5 per cent from 716 million tonnes in FY21

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Indian Railways cancelled 13 trains last week in order to speed up coal supplies.

BS Web Team New Delhi
India's total coal production in April touched 66.15 million tonnes even as the nation grappled with the worst power crisis in over six years while demand hit a record high.

The total coal production in April includes output by Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiaries at 53.47 million tonnes, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) at 5.32 million tonnes, and captive mines at 7.36 million tonnes.

India's total coal production in FY22 was 777.02 million tonnes, up by 8.5 per cent from 716 million tonnes in FY21.

CIL achieved its highest-ever coal production in April this year at 53.47 million tonnes, up 6.02