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State-owned coal firms miss production target

Press Trust Of India / New Delhi August 28, 2008, 0:01 IST Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SSCL) fell short of their production targets in July this year, according to official figures released today. "During the month of July 2008, the actual coal produced by CIL and SCCL was 30.02 million tonnes as against the annual action plan (AAP) target of 32.44 million tonnes,' an official release said. It added that the actual coal production by CIL and SCCL during July 2007 was 28.74 million tonnes.