Overview
- The company set a November goal of 72 lakh tonnes of coal, backed by a daily overburden removal target of 13.75 lakh cubic metres.
- First seven months output reached 32.63 million tonnes and dispatches 33.37 million tonnes, trailing last year’s 33.84 million and 34.71 million respectively.
- Clearances are in place for the Kothagudem V.K. opencast mine with at least six lakh tonnes targeted by March.
- Management aims to start production at a minimum of four additional mines within the year to lift volumes.
- The CMD ordered stricter safety measures with intensified underground inspections to achieve zero fatalities after three deaths last year.