Itanagar, Sept. 11 -- In a major development in the coal and mining sector of Arunachal Pradesh, the State Government has accorded approval for the grant of a mining lease for the Namchik-Namphuk Coal Mine in Kharsang, Changlang district.
The lease agreement was signed at a ceremony in Itanagar between the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and M/s Coal Pulz Pvt Ltd, Guwahati, Assam, for a period of 30 years.
The agreement followed approval from the Government of India under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, and the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
Speaking to the media, Geology & Mining, Environment & Forests Minister Wangki Lowang informed that the Namchik-Namphuk Coal Block was auctioned under the 16...