HYDERABAD: Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy raised the issue of proposed privatisation of four coal blocks in Telangana during zero hour in the Lok Sabha and demanded the proposal be scrapped.
He said these four blocks should be retained with the Singareni Collieries Company Limited which is a public-sector company with Centre and state governments stakes in it. “50,000 work force of SCCL are already on strike due to which the company is incurring about Rs 120 crore loss per day. Many thermal power plants in Telangana, AP, Maharashtra and other states are dependent on SCCL ,” he said.
