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Coal India's plans for 20 mines hit by land, environment delays

2014-07-24 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Twenty new coal mine projects by state-run Coal India, planned with annual capacity of 52 million tonnes (46 million tons), have been delayed by difficulties acquiring land and environmental clearances, the coal minister said on Thursday, underlining the uphill task he faces in reforming the sector. The new government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hastening environmental clearances - which slowed to a trickle under the previous administration - to help fire up power plants and fulfill Modi's...

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