Out of 27 coal blocks up for auction, only 1 is in Odisha
While the Union Coal Ministry has initiated auctioning process of 27 coal blocks in the country, Odisha has got share of only one coal block, that is, Jamkhani.
In fact, Odisha has been propelling coal production in a big way and during last five years, the State has hiked its coal production by 23 per cent, while the national coal production increased by 24 per cent.
With such a huge increase in production of coal from Odisha, there is enough scope for more coal blocks to be auctioned and experts are clueless as to why more such mines are not identified for auction.
Out of the 27 coal blocks, 21 have been reserved for auction to all non regulated sectors, such as steel and cement and six coking coal mines for iron ore and steel. In case of allotment, five coal mines are for power sector, nine for sale of coal and one for iron and steel.
