
No Shortage Of Coal For Electricity Production, Says Coal Minister
Amid alarming low levels of domestic coal availability in India, the Central Government on October 13 again assured that there will be no shortage of coal for electricity production. Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the government is working to mitigate the current coal crisis. He also stated that the coal production has been increased from 1.9 million tonnes to 2 million tonnes per day.