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Piyush Goyal fires salvo at Arvind Kejriwal, says no shortage of coal

Availability touched an all-time high of 431.5 rakes a day in the April-May period, he said

Piyush Goyal
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Piyush Goyal

Shine Jacob New Delhi
Firing a salvo at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for his allegation that coal shortage touched “alarming levels” in the Capital, railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that there is no shortage of coal for the power sector in India as availability touched an all-time high of 431.5 rakes a day in the April-May period. 

Also, supply by Coal India Ltd (CIL) has gone up by 14 per cent during the same time.

“The coal and railways ministries are working together with all the discoms to ensure adequate coal availability throughout the country and no one needs to worry. Any speculation

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