Increased Coal Supply for Power Production

been 101%, 102% and 96% of targets in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 respectively. In the current year up to June dispatch is 87% of the target which is due to frequent law and order problem affecting dispatches in CCL and constraints of wagon availability in comparison to indents in certain coal fields and less lifting of coal through Private operators engaged by the Power Utilities. Statefor Coal, in reply to a questionin Lok Sabha Today

• of 142 identified projects, 76 projects have been approved so far, and the expected contribution from these new projects will be 110.95 Mt in the terminal year of XI Plan (2011-12).

• ) will find increased acceptability. High capacity dozers of sizes up-to 850 HP will compliment the higher capacity excavators.