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Previous coal mine allottees have to clear stock by April 8
New Delhi, March 29
All the previous allottees
of coal mines are required to remove the dry fuel extracted till March
31 by April 8 to ensure their smooth handover to successful bidders at
the recent coal auctions.
"It has been decided that the disposal
of coal stock extracted till March 31 shall be undertaken. It shall be
the obligation of prior allottee to remove such coal stock within a
period of seven calendar days by April 8," an official order here said.
The
disposal of stock would take place after a "joint inspection and
measurement of coal stock till March 31, 2015 shall be undertaken in
presence of representatives of Coal Controller's Organisation (CCO),
prior allottee and successful bidder/allottee on the appointed day i.e.
April 1," it added.
The order said "no inspection" would be required in cases where successful bidders are the previous allottees.
"In
the event of failure of prior allottee to remove the coal stock, the
successful bidder or allottee shall be entitled to dispose of such stock
and appropriate the sale proceeds to recover any cost incurred by the
successful bidder or allottee, for the removal of such coal stock," it
said.
Earlier this month, the government successfully completed
in two tranches the auction of 33 mines, which are among the 204 blocks
whose allotments had been cancelled by the Supreme Court last year.
At
a meeting with successful bidders, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup had
assured them that they would get all possible clearances and permissions
so that coal prospecting could start by April 1.