Maha govt to import coal to overcome load-shedding crisis, says Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that in order to tide over the current load shedding crisis in the state, the government has decided to import coal to some extent from outside the country for power generation.

He also said that efforts were on to get one coal mine in Chhattisgarh allocated to the power department in Maharashtra.

Speaking to reporters here, Pawar said the supply of coal was not being done in the country the way it should be.

“Load shedding is going on in the state. A meeting was held on this issue by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.