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Odisha sends show cause notice to Coal India's MCL to recover Rs 20,000 cr

The notice has been served on 27 coal mines in MCL's command area

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Jayajit Dash Bhubaneswar
The Odisha government has sent a show cause notice to Coal India Ltd (CIL) subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) for excess coal production between 2000-01 and 2010-11.

The notice is viewed as a precursor to the state government recovering the cost of excess production calculated at about Rs 20,000 crore. The notice is served on 27 coal mines in MCL's command area.

"We have dispatched a notice show cause to MCL. The state government would invite MCL authorities for a hearing by the end of this month. Later, a demand notice would be sent to realise the cost of excess