Maharashtra has sought the coal ministrys intervention in getting forest clearance from the Chhattisgarh government coal block allotted to its power stations in the Vidarbha region, becoming the second state to knock on the Centres doors over mining hurdles in a state that has the countrys third-largest coal deposits.
MAHAGENCO (Maharashtra State Power Generation Company) MD Sanjay Khandare last week wrote to coal secretaryAnil Jain, saying the utility had fulfilled the conditions for forest diversion for the Gare Palma-II coal block in October 2021 but the was yet to send its recommendation for Stage-I forest clearance to the Centre.
Khandare requested the ministry to intervene in the matter as an early clearance was important to start production from the block, located in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, by October 2023 deadline.