Team News Riveting
Raipur, October 13
Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi today said that Coal India had been fulfilling the fuel requirement of the country and there was no shortage of coal.
“I assure that for the power production in the country, coal supply will not be a problem,” Joshi, who landed in Bilaspur on an official visit, told reporters during a brief interaction. The Minister would be visiting the mega mines of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), the largest coal producing arm of the Coal India Limited (CIL), located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh.
Joshi said the coal ministry had been fulfilling the total requirement of coal needed for the power production. “As for today, 1.5 million tonne coal is required and we have already produced 2 million tonne,” the minister said, adding that the coal stock is constantly increasing.
