Coal crisis: Steel makers in Chhattisgarh look to enhance supply

Reeling from a severe coal crisis, secondary steel makers in Chhattisgarh are looking to enhance supply from the mines in the state.

The mineral-rich state contributes about 20 per cent to the country’s secondary steel output.

“The annual requirement of coal for steel industries, including captive power plants in Chhattisgarh, is around 20-22 MT. But we are getting hardly 25 per cent of the demand,”  said Anil Nachrani, member of the steel ministry’s advisory committee for secondary steel industry and president of Chhattisgarh sponge iron manufacturers association.