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Singareni Collieries Apr-May coal output at 11 MT

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

State-owned SCCL produced 11.37 million tonne of coal during April-May, registering an increase of 18.4 per cent compared to the year-ago period.

The company produced 9.60 MT coal in April-May 2018-19, according to the latest figures of Singareni Collieries Co Ltd (SCCL).

In April 2019, the company produced 5.50 MT of coal, a rise of 21.9 per cent from the year-ago month. In May, the output was 5.87 MT, up 15.3 per cent from the same month last fiscal.

SCCL is a government coal mining company jointly owned by the Telangana government and the Centre on a 51:49 equity basis.

SCCL is operating 18 opencast and 30 underground mines in 4 districts of Telangana with a manpower of around 48,942.

 

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First Published: Jun 13 2019 | 3:00 PM IST

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