Entry of big corporates changing face of coal mining, but delays persist

While delays such as land acquisition, mining lease and prospecting licenses, and in clearances for geological reports are cropping up, there is a much higher tracking of illegal coal mining

“The allottee reported that the District Collector (DC) has been transferred and this delayed the process. The new DC has assured that the PL-cum-ML formalities will be completed within three weeks”. 

“The Director (Tech)/NA informed that there has been no progress since the allocation of the block in year 2019. (Officers) noted the issue of delay in drilling/exploration and asked the Allottee to expedite the tendering work and communicate to O/o NA the way forward and strategy to run the coal block and it will be observed that what progress has taken place before the next review meeting”… (sic). 

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