Modi govt has has increased power generation by about 30% by making mines more productive, and bringing unused mines and power stations into operation. Quantum of power cut was lot less in delhi and other metros including chennai. At least there was no shrill and sustained complaints in media. Gap between demand and supply has narrowed, and power cuts nay vanish next year. Another effort by modi govt to attack problems at the root.
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India douses century-old coal fires as Modi seeks output boost
JHARIA, INDIA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to move more than 100,000 people living near coalfields in eastern India to new homes, making it easier to douse underground fires that have burned for a century and mine huge reserves of premium coal.
Reviving output from India's nationalised coal sector has been one of Modi's most tangible achievements during his first year in office, one that he hopes will secure continuous power to all and eat into an annual coal import bill of $15 billion.
The burning deposits of Jharia, in Jharkhand state, are particularly prized because they are the only source of top quality steelmaking coal in the country. India spends $4 billion a year on importing that grade alone.
Modi travelled to Jharkhand in February and urged the chief minister to speed up work on putting out the fires and shifting the people living there.
India douses century-old coal fires as Modi seeks output boost | Reuters
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India douses century-old coal fires as Modi seeks output boost
JHARIA, INDIA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to move more than 100,000 people living near coalfields in eastern India to new homes, making it easier to douse underground fires that have burned for a century and mine huge reserves of premium coal.
Reviving output from India's nationalised coal sector has been one of Modi's most tangible achievements during his first year in office, one that he hopes will secure continuous power to all and eat into an annual coal import bill of $15 billion.
The burning deposits of Jharia, in Jharkhand state, are particularly prized because they are the only source of top quality steelmaking coal in the country. India spends $4 billion a year on importing that grade alone.
Modi travelled to Jharkhand in February and urged the chief minister to speed up work on putting out the fires and shifting the people living there.
India douses century-old coal fires as Modi seeks output boost | Reuters
