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Nearby Reports
Kesla North
Korba
Fatehpur
Korba
Fatehpur East
Korba
Nakia I and Nakia II
Korba
Durgapur II/ Taraimar
Korba
Description
State:Chhattisgarh
Geographical Co-ordinates: Latitude 22° 21' 43" to 22° 23' 30"
Details
Coal requirement (Pro.) Mtpa.:1.12
Geological Reserves Mt:49.93
Status of Exploration: E
Companies Involved
Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd
Topworth Steel Pvt. Ltd
Political/Media Connections
Sandeep Jajodia
Naveen Jindal
Sandeep Jajodia, Chairman of Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd, is the brother-in-law of Naveen Jindal, a Congress MP and the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.
Mentions in the media
Coal ministry panel cancels award of 11 captive blocks
The coal ministry decided to de-allocate 11 captive coal blocks including Rajgamar Dipside block allotted to Monnet Ispat and three mines of Jindal Steel and Power, besides forfeiting the bank guarantees of six firms and asking five to expressly furnish bank guarantees (22 November, 2013).
Even as coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has emerged as one of the UPA government's leading firefighters against the opposition onslaught on irregularities in coal block allocations.
Times of India reported that Indian coal minister Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal allocated 35 coal blocks without clearance from the screening committee since 2009.
