19 COAL MINES SUCCESSFULLY AUCTIONED: PRALHAD JOSHI

Nineteen out of the 38 mines put under the commercial coal mine auction have been successfully auctioned off, said Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday. “Financial bidding will conclude today. We have successfully auctioned 19 mines of which 11 are open cast, five are underground and three are mixed,” he said, adding: “38 coal mines were put on auction. September 25 was the last day for the purchase of tender documents and September 29 was the due date for the tender bid. A total of 76 bids were received for 23 mines, of which 19 mines received 2 or more bids. This is a very good response.”