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Coal ministry deallocates eight coal blocks

The Ministry of Coal has issued deallocation letters for eight coal blocks after decision by the Inter-Ministerial Group. "Government has issued letters for at least eight coal blocks given to a single company or jointly," ministry sources told PTI.

November 18, 2012 / 20:16 IST
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The Ministry of Coal has issued deallocation letters for eight coal blocks after decision by the Inter-Ministerial Group. "Government has issued letters for at least eight coal blocks given to a single company or jointly," ministry sources told PTI.

Among companies affected by the deallocation were Grasim Industries, Gujarat Ambuja Cement, Lafarge, Electrotherm and Kesoram Industries. Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said the process to deallocate 13 blocks was underway.
first published: Nov 17, 2012 03:58 pm

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