Representations were received regarding the demand of compensation cess on coal rejects sold by the power companies to the washery.
Coal India's plantation of 1,526 hectares as of November 15 has exceeded the FY'23 annual target of 1,510 hectares achieving 101 per cent target satisfaction, it said.
Investments to the tune of more than Rs 10 lakh crore would be required in coal mining and allied sectors like power, steel and cement to achieve the target of 1.5 billion tonnes of coal production by 2019-20, according to a report
The government had earlier said that comprehensive measures for enhancing domestic coal output were being put in place along with stringent mechanism for quality control and environmental protection, which includes supply of crushed coal and setting up of washeries.
Coal India Limited said it would place orders worth Rs 2,000 crore for seven coal washeries with a washing capacity of 15-16 million tonnes of coal.
Deepak Khaitan, Chairman at McNally Bharat Engineering Co Ltd, in an interview on CNBC-TV18, spoke in detail about the couple of good orders that his company has bagged in the last few months.