Assam needs to ramp up coal production: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assamchief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma said that coal production in the state needs to ne ramped up, which so far has been miniscule in comparison with the huge untapped reserves.

He said that Assam is blessed to have abundant of https://exam.pscnotes.com/natural-Resources“>Natural Resources and rich in mines and Minerals. State boast of a coal reserve of 525 mn tonnes out of which a paltry 17.90 mn tonnes have been extracted so far. It needs concerted effort to scale this up.