ET reported that the government has sought technical cooperation from the government of Poland in the field of coal and lignite mining and also asked companies from the European country to invest in India.

An official statement said Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal Coal Minister who met Poland Deputy Prime Minister Mr Waldemar Pawlak also discussed the scope for technical cooperation between both nations, particularly on manufacturing of underground mining machinery.

The statement said "Further, extraction of coalbed methane environmental issues of coal mining were also discussed. Investments by Polish companies covering the above mentioned areas was desired by the Indian side for which the Polish side assured participation in the tender process."

The delegation which is in the last leg of its 10 day visit to three European nations will also visit the underground machinery manufacturing facilities of different firms. The high level delegation visiting the Czech Republic, Belarus and Poland also includes Ministry of Coal Special Secretary Mr Alok Perti and Coal India Chairman and Managing Director Mr N C Jha among others.

(Sourced from ET)