Even as the ghost of coalgate refuses to die, fresh controversies keep on piling up. In an exclusive interview with Coal Insights, P C Parakh, former coal secretary who is named as accused in CBI's FIR, has alleged that "lack of political will" had stalled efforts to hold open bidding for blocks in 2004. He has also opposed the current spree of block cancellation, saying it is a "remedy far worse than the disease".
Coal Insights is India's premier and widely read monthly magazine on coal & mining industry published by mjunction services ltd (A JV of Tata Steel and SAIL).It caters to the entire coal supply chain from mining to consumption. It tracks the coal market with special focus on India, & covers production & consumption reports, as well as dispatch and stocks at power plants.It covers a variety of topics including demand, supply, e-marketing, mining technology, imports, pricing and policy matters, logistics, infrastructure and clean coal initiative. It also covers the interviews of the decision makers of coal industry on a regular basis.
