The Government on Friday issued fresh show cause notices to prior allottees of coal blocks like JSPl, JSW and Tata Steel, asking reasons behind delays in mines development and warned of deduction in their bank guarantees if they failed to furnish replies.
"You are hereby called upon to show cause to why the delay in the development of the coal blocks should not be held as violation of the terms and conditions of the allocation letter, including in detail the reasons for slippage in respect of each milestone and agency responsible for such delay, within a period of three weeks from the date of issue of this show cause," the Coal Ministry said to the prior allottees of around 130 coal blocks.
The companies also issued fresh notices to companies like Monnet Ispat and Energy ltd, Bhushan ltd, Nalco, Hindalco Industries, NTPC, Essar Power, SAIl, Adani Power and Tata Power.