Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the exclusion of three coal blocks in Tamil Nadu’s Cauvery Delta area from the recent bidding process for coal by the Centre government. The coal blocks in question are East of Sethiathope, Michaelpatti and Vadaseri.
The nominated authority under the ministry of coal had invited the 17th/7th tranche of auction under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2005, Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 for coal and lignite on March 29. Of the 101 blocks put up for auction across the country, three are in Tamil Nadu.
