Team News Riveting
Raipur, December 8
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) is on a growth trajectory and Coal India Limited (CIL) is eyeing to further enhance the performance for a better output in the end of the current fiscal.
Beating the issues arising out of COVID-19 pandemic and heavy monsoon in the current financial year (FY21), SECL has been constantly increasing its output in the crucial last three months.
CIL Chairman Pramod Agrawal on Monday held a high level meeting with SECL officials with focus on increasing coal production and productivity. The Chairman was on a visit and held a marathon meeting with the officials at the SECL headquarters besides connecting with project officers through video-conferencing.
Despite the challenges, the SECL had increased its output in the last three months. In September, the company produced 8.50 million tonnes (MT) of coal that was 17.4 per cent higher as compared to corresponding period of previous year. The growth for the period April-September was however less by 11.6 per cent.
In November, SECL’s production went up to 12.4 per cent, about 6.6 per cent higher than previous year’s output. The overall performance for a period April-November also improved as the negative growth curtailed to 5.5 per cent. In October, the company increased its production by about 20 per cent compared to the corresponding period of previous year.
SECL, which has its headquarters in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur, has been the largest coal producing subsidiary of the CIL. Last year, SECL produced 150.55 MT of coal.
During his visit, Chairman reviewed the company’s work at the mine-level and suggested ways and means for efficient functioning of organisational systems and enhanced coal production.
