The auction process of commercial coal mining witnessed a “very good start” and the response has been the best in domestic coal history, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi has said. A total of 1,140 entities, including international players, participated in the technical session after the launch of sale of blocks, and 26 companies bought tender documents and 10 firms – domestic and foreign – evinced interest in the visit of mines, he added.
The statement assumes significance in the wake of apprehensions of the Jharkhand government that investors will not come for the auction of commercial coal mining due to coronavirus pandemic.
