JAIPUR: Rajasthan has sought the intervention of the Chhattisgarh government for an early start of coal mining to help supplement fuel supplies for its electricity-generating projects at a time when the state is facing a power crunch.
Rajasthan Chief Secretary Usha Sharma on May 19 wrote to her Chhattisgarh counterpart Amitabh Jain saying some locals with the support of a few NGOs are creating problems in the commencement of mining operations in coal blocks the state had been allocated.