India, June 5 -- Coal India's (CIL) environment friendly coal transportation grew by 34 percent year on-year in FY 2025 at 102.5 million tonnes (MTs). This was through 20 first mile connectivity (FMC) projects linked with the Indian Railway network. Comparatively, the same was 76.5 MTs in FY 2024 through 17 such projects.During the current financial year as well, ending May, CIL posted 36.7 percent growth in coal movement through FMC projects against 15 MTs same period year ago. Plans are on anvil to commission 19 FMC projects of nearly 150 MT/Y capacity during FY 2026. The increased loading through FMC saw under loading charges dropping by 5 percent in FY 2025 compared to FY 2024. In another upshot, the grade conformity has increased due t...