Jaipur . The efforts of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot regarding the supply of coal to the thermal units of the state have paid off. The Government of Chhattisgarh has given permission to Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam for diversion of forest land for coal mining in an area of 1136 hectares under the second phase of Parsa East-Kanta Basan coal block. Now there will be smooth supply of coal to the thermal units of the state.
Chief Minister Gehlot went to Raipur on Friday and met Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and requested for early issuance of approval for mining in the coal block allotted to Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam for smooth supply of coal to Rajasthan. After the Chief Minister’s meeting with Baghel, the Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, taking a decision with immediate effect, has given permission for diversion of forest land for coal mining in the second phase of Parsa East-Kanta Basan coal block. In this regard, the Under Secretary, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Chhattisgarh has written a letter to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief of Forest Force, Chhattisgarh to take appropriate action.
It may be mentioned that the Government of India had allotted 15 MTPA coal blocks at Parsa East-Kanta Basan (PEKB) in Chhattisgarh and 5 MTPA capacity at Parsa to Rajasthan in the year 2015. Mining in the first phase of Parsa East-Kanta Basan coal block has been completed this month. In such a situation, due to non-supply of coal for the power generation units of Rajasthan, there was a situation of power crisis in the state. Shri Gehlot had urged the Chhattisgarh government to take appropriate positive decisions on this subject at the earliest, keeping in mind the environmental protection and the needs of Rajasthan.
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