Telangana CM writes to PM, seeks four coal blocks out of central auction

Rao asked Modi to intervene on the issue and direct the coal ministry to allocate the blocks to SCCL under Section 11 (A)

The Telangana government and the Centre are at loggerheads over the upcoming coal block auction. Being the majority owner of Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL), Telangana wants the Centre to keep out four blocks coming in the entity’s area from the auction.

Against the auction move, around 41,000 employees representing trade unions had gone on a three-day strike from Thursday to Saturday. That led to a revenue loss of more than Rs 120 crore (production loss of around 140,000 tonnes per day) for the company.

A joint action committee -- including representatives of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Indian National Trade