India ready for ‘unprecedented demand for coal,’ says Coal ministry

As per a statement released by the ministry Wednesday, the country currently has a total stock of about 210 million metric tons adequate for about 88 days of demand.

FILE PHOTO: A JCB machine loads coal onto a dumper at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, September 25, 2024. | REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

New Delhi: India is “ready for any unprecedented demand for coal” with a total stock of about 210 million metric tons, which would be adequate for about 88 days of demand, the coal ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta and Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)

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