India has coal stock for 90 days: Minister
Hyderabad, April 14 -- Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said more than 200 million tonne of coal stock adequate for 90 days is available in the country.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a roadshow organised by the mines ministry on the 7th Tranche Auction of critical mineral blocks and Tranche-2 Exploration Licence in Hyderabad, he said 1 billion tonne coal production was achieved in the country for the second year in a row.
"Today, coal adequate for 90 days, either with thermal power plants or at pitheads where mining takes place, is there. Earlier, we used to have coal adequate for only 21 to 25 days. But, today, more than 200 million tonne of coal adequate for 90 days is there with us," he said.
He said the...
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