State government terms the coal minister's comment as unfortunate
The Centre has rejected the Odisha government’s demand to re-allocate the coal block to its PSUs which were de-allocated last year for delay in start of work. “The coal blocks were de-allocated on the basis of certain recommendation. How can they be re-allocated?” asked Sriprakash Jaiswal, Union minister of coal during his visit to the state.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/jaiswal-rejects-odishas-demand-reallocation-coal-blocks-psus
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-coal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment