Jairam Ramesh Gives Go-Ahead To Sixteen Coal Projects

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 2, February 2011

 

Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told NDTV that he had a fruitful meeting with Jairam Ramesh who has agreed to relax pollution norms slightly, thus allowing sixteen projects of the state-owned Coal India Limited to go ahead.

 

"My meeting with Jairam Ramesh was fruitful, he understood our problems. We are both doing our duties...a final meeting with the GoM is still pending."

 

The meeting between the two ministers was held on February 10. Read the full report here.

 

Source: NDTV Correspondent, NDTV, New Delhi.

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