Goyal to inaugurate 2 WCL coal mines by month-end
NEW DELHI . Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal will inaugurate by month-end two mines of Western Coalfields Ltd, an arm of Coal India which is working towards meeting 1 billion tonnes production over the next 5 years.
Towards the end of October, probably around 25th, I am going to open two more mines," Goyal said. In the last seven months, WCL has opened eight mines, he said, adding, "ever heard in the history of India that the government company is opening 10 mines in 10 months". In 24 months, starting from March, WCL would have opened 24 mines, he added. According to a WCL official, two mines to be opened this month are Dinesh open cast project having a production capacity of 4 million tonnes per annum and Yekona open cast project with 2.75 mtpa.
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