How Country's Coal Supply Crisis is Going to Affect its Festive Season?

The government has acknowledged a five to six-month-long coal supply crisis, which could mean electricity shortages in the coming months. The Indian economy was beginning to recover, but the coal crisis might break the momentum. Indeed, there will not be an easy or quick way out of this crisis, says Newsclick editor-in-chief, Prabir Purkayastha. He explains why the crisis in coal supplies was avoidable, had the government ensured power producers were stocking enough coal, as mandated by the rules, to continue generating electricity.