MORE DEMAND FOR COAL

The coal reserves in India will be sufficient for 100 years more, told Union Minister of State for Coal, Prateek Prakash Babu Patil, at Godavarikhani today. Addressing a press conference at Godavarikhani, after visiting 11 incline, Minister has said that  the environmental clearance is not given to set up new Coal industries and therefore the establishment of new coal industries is kept pending. He told that there is lot of demand for the Coal. He stressed the need for commissioning new power projects than thermal. Patil has told that we can reduce the demand for Coal, in case Hydal, wind and polar power projects are established instead of Thermal based power projects. He told that he will visit South Africa on October 24 and 25 to have a study and observation on the Coal Industries and power projects. Singareni Collieries Company Chief Managing Director Sutheerth Bhattacharya and other officials were present at the meet. Earlier, Union Minister and his wife Patil Aishwarya have made a visit inside the 11 incline coal mine.