Minister says inflation will not affect coal prices

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Posted online: Monday , April 14, 2008 at 01:10:50
Updated: Monday , April 14, 2008 at 01:10:50

Kolkata, April 13 Even as the soaring inflation is causing headache to the UPA, the newly appointed Union Minister of State for Coal, Santosh Bagrodia said today that prices of coal would not rise.

The prices of all the other items related to coal would be controlled, he said, adding that the topmost priority of the ministry is to ensure that coal reaches to the common people in villages.

On the issue of illegal mining in the closed coal mines and death of miners who are trapped inside the mines, the minister said, “It is a law an order issue and the local administration has to take notice of it.”

“A committee has been formed to look into the issue. The committee has sought report from the Indian School of Mines and XLRI. The former has already submitted its report and we are waiting for the XLRI report,” said Chairman of Coal India Limited, Partha Sarathi Bhattacharjee.

Taking note of the inhuman treatment of workers in the coalmines, the minister said that there would be no injustice to the workers.

“We will ensure that the maternity rules for women, who are working in coal mines are ensured,” said Bagrodia.

The minister said that a decision on the fate of Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation would be taken before 9 June.

The Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has also assured all help to the Coal India Limited on the revival of the MAMC.

The company’s liabilities are estimated at a whopping Rs 1,800 crore. Earlier the Calcutta High Court had stayed the liquidation of MAMC on a petition by a consortium of three public sector companies stating that it wanted to revive the ailing PSU.

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