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Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has become the top coal producer in the country with its 2015-16 output of 138 million tonnes.
In a statement MCL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, said the performance contributed 39 per cent to the “incremental growth” of CIL. MCL supplied 140.22 mt fuel to its consumers, registering a growth of 14 per cent compared with the same period during the previous financial year.
Meanwhile, Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) said during the financial year 2015-16, it produced 61.35 mt, the highest-ever, against the target of 60.60 mt and last year’s achievement of 55.65 mt.
The growth in production was about 10.25 per cent. This is the second consecutive year when CCL has achieved double-digit growth and its target as well. Coal off-take in 2015-16 was about 59.6 mt against last year’s achievement of 55.34 mt. The growth was about 8 per cent.
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