Manmohan Singh Calls Urgent Meeting On Coal Shortage
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 5,
May 2011
The meeting would be attended by coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh, power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
“The PM will meet the involved ministries to sort out the issue of coal shortage. The growth of the country should not be impacted due to coal shortage," said Jaiswal. The issue ruled last month's Planning Commission meeting, which discussed the growth of projections for the 12th Plan.
The meeting will also take up the issue of coal transportation. Last month, Ramesh had informed the prime minister that over 50 mt coal was lying idle at pitheads due to lack of transportation facility. The power ministry too had raised this issue with Coal India earlier. Read the full report here.
Source: by Neeraj Thakur, DNA, New Delhi.
