 "A worker carries a container filled with drinking water at a railway coal yard. Photo: Reuters")
Ruchi Soya Industries Limited, India's leading manufacturer and supplier of edible oil, is planning to extract coal by venturing into mining sector.
The Indore-based company had participated in the bid to mine coal in Gare Palma-III block of Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district. The coal block had been originally allotted to state-run Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited (CSPGCL).
The power company had floated a tender and invited proposals for appointing a mine developer and operator (MDO) to extract coal. The raw material would be supplied to thermal power plants owned by CSPGCL in the state.
Ruchi Soya is one of the
