In what could be a major step towards checking rampant illegal coal mining, the government has decided to constitute a high-level committee, which would prepare a blueprint to check this menace. The committee, to be chaired by minister of state for coal Dasari Narayana Rao, will submit its report within a month from its constitution. Around 15 to 20 million tonne of coal are illegally mined annually by the coal mafia that has a strong hold in the coal bearing regions, especially in Jharkhand and West Bengal.
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