Chhattisgarh opposes coal import policy of Centre
Press Trust Of India / Raipur August 25, 2008, 0:55 IST The Chhattisgarh government today strongly opposed the coal import policy of the Centre saying any such scheme will lead to escalation of power tariff in the country. "The Centre's decision to start five ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) with imported coal would have a huge cost escalation in power production and ultimately the consumers will be burdened with higher tariff cost,' Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board Chairman Rajib Ranjan told reporters here.