Coal production by two state-run firms in the mineral rich eastern state of Jharkhand has declined by 55,000 tonnes a day due to torrential rains, officials said.
The two firms, subsidiaries of the country's biggest coal producer, Coal India Ltd, produce both coking and thermal coal, supplied to various power producers and steel plants including that of Tata Steel Ltd.
Central Coalfields Ltd daily produced 45 percent less coal in the last four days due to heavy rains, said R.K. Saha, director technical, at the firm. The firm normally produces 110,000 tonnes of coal a day.
"Today the weather is clear so we may produce 90,000 tonne and if there is no rains we will soon reach 100,000 tonnes," Saha told Reuters. He said dispatches have been affected due to heavy rains.
An un-named official at Bharat Coking Coal Ltd said his firms had been daily producing nearly 5,000 tonnes less coal for the last few days due to muddy roads. The firm daily produces about 60,000-62,000 tonnes of coal a day.
Source: Reuters
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