Priyadarshi Siddhanta

No Thanks Says it cannot give away its blocks even as it is considering massive imports

New Delhi, September 8: State-owned Coal India Ltd has put its foot down and told the government that its operational viability would be at stake if more blocks were snatched away from it and allocated to other players for captive use.

Giridih, Sept. 7: East Singhbhum

E&Y report outlines measures to tide over the crisis

NEW DELHI: Even as India has huge reserves of coal and is the world

Bs Reporter / New Delhi September 06, 2008, 4:40 IST

Coal India, the country's largest coal producer, is set to import about four million tonnes of coal in the current financial year ending March 2009, even as coal ministry claims that the country has sufficient coal to meet its need.

TO TIDE over coal shortage faced by power producers, ministry of coal and Coal India (CIL) are taking various measures, including import of coal and exploitation of more mines for captive use. While government has identified about 75 coal and 20 lignite blocks for captive use, CIL is planning to import coal for the first time this year.

ARUN KUMAR THAKUR

Union minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia (centre) at a news meet in Ranchi on Sunday. Picture by Hardeep Singh
Ranchi, Aug. 31: The Union minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia today remained non-committal on a deadline for wage revision of coal executives and employees.