Agriculture Minister Lal Kantha says he accepts the allegations that the coal imported for use at the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Station is of poor quality.
However, he emphasized that no fraud or corruption took place in the awarding of the tender related to the transaction.
The minister stated that there is a mechanism and criteria in place to recover the losses incurred by the government due to the supply of low-quality coal.
Responding to questions raised by journalists, he said the government would act according to established criteria to recover the losses caused to the country.
“The allegations that low-quality coal was supplied are true. However, n