New Delhi, May 28 -- Coal gasification will trigger a "new revolution" in India's coal sector and strengthen the country's energy future and industrial self-reliance, Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday.

"After all the work and initiatives taken in the coal sector over decades, a new revolution in India's coal sector is now going to begin through coal gasification," Reddy said while addressing a roadshow on coal gasification attended by industry leaders, startups, researchers, PSUs and state government representatives.

He urged commercial coal miners and public sector companies to leverage existing land, mining infrastructure, road connectivity and power connectivity for setting up coal gasification project...