Coal India posts 7 per cent rise in average loading of rakes
The average loading of rakes per day of Coal India (CIL) went up to 208.8 in the second quarter of the current fiscal, up by 7 per cent from 195.2 rakes per day compared to the same quarter last year.Overall coal off-take to consumers registered a growth of 13.6 per cent at 131.58 million tonne during July-September 2017 with a 15.71 million tonne rise in absolute terms compared to 115.87 million tonne during the same quarter last fiscal.According to CIL, coal supplies to thermal power stations of the country increased by 12.53 million tonne, during the second quarter of the current fiscal compared to same quarter last year.