On Wednesday the government will open bids which are received for the commercial coal mining blocks. Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Vedanta Group, Adani Group and JSW Steel are among the companies that have an eye on the coal blocks with which India will go commercial for coal mining with private players.

The Supreme Court has refused the plea made by the Jharkhand government to continue with the auction process, said people directly aware of the matter.

The coal ministry on Monday said that 278 tender documents are being purchased by the prospective bidders for 38 coal blocks on auction. An official in a statement said, “In the present tranche of coal block auctions, 278 tender documents have been purchased by the prospective bidders in respect of 38 coal mines. The nominated authority will receive the bids till 2 pm on September 29 and bid opening will be taken up at 10 am on September 30, 2020”.

Earlier, the coal ministry had announced the revised list of mines to 38 blocks from 41 mines, after the opposition from the Chhattisgarh government. Dolesara, Jarekela and Jharpalam-Tangarghat are three blocks that were added and the five blocks (Morga South, Fatehpur, Madanpur (North), Morga-II, and Sayang) in the eco-sensitive zone of Hasdeo Arand were withdrawn. The ministry also withdrew the Bander mine in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra as it lies in the eco-sensitive Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve zone.(Morga SouthAdani Group and JSW Steeland Sayang)FatehpurJindal Steel & Power Ltd.Madanpur (North)Morga-IIVedanta Group