India’s power crisis to worsen further due to states’ laxity on coal imports: Power Ministry

Laxity on the part of states in importing coal and resolving contractual issues with power plants could lead to the power crisis worsening in the coming months, power ministry officials said. There was marginal relief on Saturday as demand dropped over the weekend, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that heatwave conditions will continue over northwest and central India until May 2.