New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- The Indian Agro & Recycled Paper Mills Association (IARPMA) in a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged him to resolve the coal supply crisis faced by the domestic paper and pulp industries.
IARPMA in letter, pointed out that the coal availability to paper mills has aggravated to such a level that it is compelling many mills to cut down their production or force closure. Such impediments are adversely impacting the paper sector, and in turn, would trickle down to the common people.
The coal procurement indigenously by the pulp and paper industries has been affected, forcing them to rely on imports and grid power to produce the paper products. The cost of paper and paper board have skyrocketed due to r...