The government is planning to allow companies exploring coal bed methane (CBM) to simultaneously mine coal from the same block.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/coal-mining-may-be-allowed-cbm-blocks
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gireesh-chandra-prasad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subhash-narayan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-coal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-gas
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mineral-based-industry-0
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-petroleum-natural-gas