Government to Auction 41 New Coal Blocks Very shortly - Mr Joshi

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Daily Pioneer, citing Union minister Mr Prahlad Joshi, reported that the Government plans to auction more than 41 new coal blocks “very shortly”. He told the Lok Sabha that a number of important steps have been taken to augment and monitor coal dispatches to power plants.

Mr Joshi said that in 2018-19, all commodities loading by the Indian Railways was 1,223.29 million tonnes, out of which coal loading was 605.82 million tonne, which is almost 50 per cent.

Source : Daily Pioneer