India, March 14 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

On the Second day of his two-day visit to Maharashtra, Union Minister of Coal and Mines Shri G Kishan Reddy along with Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, performed the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony of two Coal Gasification projects in Chandrapur, Maharashtra today. Shri G Kishan Reddy also reviewed the mine closure activities at Murpar Mine Closure site. Shri Reddy also held a Mine Closure Advisory Committee meeting with stake holders at Chimur.

The two coal gasification projects for which the Bhoomi Pujan was conducted, are among seven projects that have been selected for grant of financial incentive under GOI scheme. One of the two projects - Integrated Steel P...