No public hearing for EC in coal sector

UPA II and NDA have slowly denied communities the right to be heard

UPA II

December 19, 2012: No public hearing for mines seeking one time capacity expansion of up to 25 per cent, with a ceiling of 2 MTPA additional production

January 7, 2014: No public hearing for mines up to 8 MTPA, seeking one time capacity expansion up to 50 per cent (or incremental production of 1 MTPA, whichever is more)

NDA

May 30, 2014: No public hearing for mines with capacity over 8 MTPA and up to 16 MTPA, seeking one time capacity expansion with production enhancement up to 4 MTPA

July 28, 2014: No public hearing for mines with production capacity over 16 MTPA, seeking one time capacity expansion with production enhancement up to 5 MTPA

September 2, 2014: No public hearing for mines with production capacity more than 20 MTPA, seeking one time capacity expansion with production enhancement up to 6 MTPA

July 25, 2017: Companies exempted from having to go through public hearing for capacity expansion up to 40 per cent following a long-standing proposal of Coal India Ltd