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CIL eco-friendly coal transport rises 34% in FY25
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
|June 06, 2025
STATE-owned Coal India (CIL) recorded a 34% year-on-year growth in environmentally friendly coal transportation in FY 2025, moving 102.5 million tonnes (MT) through 20 first mile connectivity (FMC) projects linked to the Indian Railways network.
In comparison, 76.5 MT was transported in FY 2024 through 17 such projects.
In the current fiscal, up to the end of May, CIL saw a 36.7% rise in coal dispatch via FMC projects as against 15 MT during the same period last year.
This story is from the June 06, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Coimbatore.
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