Centre stated that coal from Eastern India to Punjab must be brought by Sea over Sri Lanka to Dahej/Mundra Ports on the West Coast & then by Rail to Punjab.

'Adani being benefitted at Punjab’s Cost': AAP & Congress slam Centre over Coal transport route

Power Crisis in India: People are facing power cuts in many states of the country. This is happening due to scorching heat and a shortage of coal.

Explainer: Power Crisis - Reasons for Electricity Cut in more than 15 states, 'Blackout' for 2-10 hrs

All sections of office-goers, traders, and industrialists feel that their routine life gets upset with power cuts.

Punjab faces acute shortage of electricity, 2 to 6 hours power cut irk residents

Amid rising power demand in the country due to a continued heat wave, India is staring at an electricity crisis.

Power Crisis in Punjab to get intense including other states, Find out why

The threat of darkness covering 12 states of the country (Energy Crisis in India) is starting to arise. The reason behind this is that the stock of coal in the country is decreasing.

Coal Crisis in 12 states: Maharashtra, Gujarat including 10 other states 'blackout' with electricity; Know reasons

The threat of a blackout looms large in Punjab following the shortage of coal.

Power Crisis looms in Punjab as 4 units of thermal plants still shut

 At a time when the Indian economy is striving to emerge from the setbacks inflicted by the Covid pandemic, the short supply of coal to non-power industries including steel, cement and paper since August 2021 is steadily turning fears of massive economic losses and unemployment into an ugly reality.

Coal shortage crisis in non-power sector escalates; Trade bodies move from appeals to agitation

 With no relief in sight despite coal stocks running critically low and production disruptions looming across the Indian aluminium sector, the Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has approached the Ministry of Coal, urging the immediate resumption of adequate coal rakes for the highly power-intensive Aluminium industry.

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