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Central Coalfields Ltd, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd witnessed growth of 24.5 per cent in coal dispatch to 32.4 million tonnes from April to September this year, as against the 26 million tonnes during the same period last fiscal.
In September, coal production grew by 15 per cent.
While rake loading till September stood at 5513, an 8 per cent growth over the same period last year, dispatch to power houses saw an 18 per cent jump in these six months to 24.5 million tonnes, a press release said.
Numbers, however, come on a low base. According to the CCL release, Rajdhar Line I and II and Charhi Goods Shed have been added during the last three months to augment supplies and ease logistics bottlenecks.
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