Coal, cigarettes and cement…firms involved in dealing in these commodities either in manufacture or excavation were the top assesses of the Central Excise collections in the Hyderabad zone comprising Telangana this financial year.Singareni Colleries, Hyderabad Deccan Cigarette Factory, VST Industries, Orient Cement and India Cements were top payees of the tax besides ACE Tyres. They were felicitated with a memento and a certificate by Sulekha Beevi, judicial member, Customs, Excise & Service Tax Apellate Tribunal, during the 73{+r}{+d}Central Excise Day celebrations here on Wednesday.