The Coal Minister Mr Sriprakash Jaiswal met visiting Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Mr. Martin Kocourek here on Tuesday.

The issues discussed include the scope for technical cooperation in the development of coal mining in India, particularly underground mines, Government officials said.

The delegation from the Czech Republic was informed about the possibilities for establishing manufacturing facilities in India for underground mining machinery.

The other areas of interests for technical cooperation with the Czech Republic include deep coal mining, lignite mining, clean coal technologies including coal mine methane extraction, underground coal gasification.

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