Hemant Soren thanks Supreme Court for notice to Centre

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has thanked the Supreme Court for seeking a response from the Centre on a plea by the state government challenging the decision to auction coal mines for commercial mining. "I would like to thank the Hon'ble Supreme Court for today's (Tuesday) directives. As reiterated before, Jharkhand Government is committed to an inclusive welfare centric development model safeguarding environment, forests and forest dwelling communities; minimising socio-environmental impact", the Chief Minister said in his tweet.

The state government's statement quoting the Chief Minister said, "Government is against the auction of coal blocks. The state government is committed to an overall development safeguarding environment, forests and the forest-dwelling communities". (IANS)

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