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Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said the Railways was investing Rs 3,500 crore in Jharkhand in the current financial year.
Inaugurating a three-day Global Mining Summit here, Goyal said Jharkhand was on the path of development and Chief Minister Raghubar Das had responded to the Maoist menace positively. “The Chief Minister has told us to start work in Maoist-infested areas and promised security,” he said.
On the first day of the mining submit, the Jharkhand government and Coal India LtdBSE -1.52 % signed a MoU to provide drinking water to people from coal mines free of cost.
