Measures to boost coal production taken

New Delhi, Jan 5 (UNI) The government has allocated several blocks for captive mining and set up projects to improve the quality and production of the fossil fuel.

During the year 2006, the guidelines for coal block allocation were amended so as to allow allocation of captive block to independent coal mining companies on the condition that the entire coal or lignite so mined would be used for captive consumption.

The government allocated 16 blocks with xxxx Eds... Pls pick up from first line of third para of DC 6 ENERGY-COAL-YEARENDER.

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