'Higher stocks at coal mines'

The stock of coal at mines and transit has increased 39% over last year, coal minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday, amid concerns over stocks being too low to meet the power demand.

- 

Writing on X (formerly Twitter), the minister said state-owned Coal India Ltd’s production has increased 12.8% so far in the July-September quarter to 123.4 million tonnes.

In the first quarter of the fiscal, its production stood at 175.5 million tonne, 9.8% higher compared to the corresponding period last fiscal.

“Record coal production and record coal supplies in the country have helped us maintain sufficient coal stock during the monsoons. As a result, coal stock at mine end and in transit have increased by 39% over last year," he said.