'The problem of the ongoing coal shortage is not the one which started today, it's a long-drawn problem,' points out former coal secretary PC Parakh in an exclusive interview with Business Today. Since the last few days, the shortage of coal has become a huge obstacle in the power generation. Many power plants have issued warnings that power plants are on the brink of closure. The former coal secretary explains how we reached here. According to Parakh, who retired from the bureaucracy in 2005, the delay in the entry of private players in the coal sectors is one of the big reasons that is fueling the crisis.

https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/interviews/story/coal-crisis-government-needs-to-have-flexible-policy-static-policy-would-not-work-says-ex-coal-secretary-pc-parakh-309301-2021-10-13

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