The lack of environment clearances for expansion projects of Coal India Ltd (CIL) has broaden the gap between the coal production target and actual output in the current fiscal. CIL has been forced to stop mining at several coal blocks including six big mines where millions of tonne of coal can be quickly excavated but the output has already touched the upper limit allowed by the environment ministry. The decision is pending the environment ministry for about a year. The company targets to produce 482 million tonne during 2013-14.