Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday demanded that the Centre allocate all coal blocks within the Godavari Valley to the state-owned coal mining firm, Singareni Collieries, with out the general public sector entity having to take part in an public sale.
The Singareni Collieries Firm Restricted (SCCL) is a coal mining firm collectively owned by the Authorities of Telangana and the Authorities of India on a 51:49 fairness foundation.
Taking exception to the Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy’s feedback in Delhi that the Centre is allotting the Tadicherla-2 block to Singareni within the pursuits of the agency, he stated Tadicherla-2 coal block had already been allotted to Singareni in 2013 in the course of the UPA regime.
What the Union Coal Ministry has now granted is just the mining lease approval and never a recent allocation, he stated.
He stated the Centre had delayed granting the lease for the block allotted in 2013 till now. Because the Congress authorities got here to energy, it has been repeatedly writing to the Centre on the difficulty, he stated.
He stated, in response to requests made by Singareni to the Union Coal Ministry between 2010 and 2012, the Coal Ministry then allotted the Tadicherla-2 coal block to Singareni on September 16, 2013.
The allocation letter clearly acknowledged that, for the reason that block incorporates tribal lands, coal mining ought to be undertaken solely by a public sector enterprise, Vikramarka stated.
After the Congress authorities assumed workplace, he pursued the matter with the Centre by assembly Union Coal Ministers, he stated.
He additionally wrote repeatedly looking for prior approval for the mining lease of the Tadicherla-2 block already allotted to Singareni.
Regardless of repeated representations, the Centre adopted a delaying strategy, he alleged.
Due to this fact, asserting it now as if it had been a recent allocation is unlucky. Because of the delay in acquiring mining approvals, Singareni couldn’t start mining operations within the block, leading to big losses to the corporate, he stated.
“If Kishan Reddy actually has concern for Singareni, he ought to allocate all coal blocks positioned within the Godavari Valley coalfields to Singareni,” he stated.
He stated each the state authorities and Singareni have repeatedly submitted proposals to the Union Coal Ministry mentioning the names of a number of coal blocks.
He stated all coal blocks positioned in Singareni areas ruled by the tribal regulation ought to be allotted solely to Singareni.
Since Singareni is a public sector enterprise, it alone has the authorized authority to undertake coal mining in these areas. He stated this has been communicated to the Centre via a number of letters, he added.
