Weeks after several states faced an energy crisis due to depleting coal stocks, the Congress-led Rajasthan government has asked Chhattisgarh to fast-track the development of its two coal blocks in the state to help aid electricity production and ward off any blackouts. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot last month wrote to his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel, who is also from the Congress party, urging him to clear roadblocks in the development of the two coal blocks that were allocated to his state in 2015, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by PTI.
