India, Oct. 20 -- The Indian Newsprint Manufacturers' Association (INMA) has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's direct intervention to resolve persistent coal supply disruptions, warning that irregular dispatches and inadequate allocations are constraining domestic production and threatening supplies to the print media industry.

In an urgent representation to the Prime Minister, the association, which represents manufacturers supplying newsprint to leading publications, sought timely coal dispatches under existing fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with Coal India Ltd (CIL) subsidiaries. Despite valid long-term agreements with subsidiaries, including Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), South Eastern Coalfields Ltd ...