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Relief on import coal blending rule on cards

The Centre is considering partially retracting the rule that required power plants to blend imported coal with domestic supplies to tide over the coal shortage. The relaxation would only be available to power-generating stations that have high coal stocks.

An order in this regard is likely to be issued by the power ministry in the next couple of days linking the blending requirement to the coal stock position so that only the plants that do not have adequate stock require blending, a government official said.