India’s State-run NLC Limited (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited) has tied up with Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) to undertake greenfield exploration of lignite blocks in southern states, the predominant operational hinterland of NLC. The tie-up comes close on the heels of a directive of the federal Coal Ministry that NLC should step up exploration of lignite reserves in southern India by adopting the outsourcing model, NLC officials said.
