Claim: Current coal crisis artificial, done to privatise the electricity department – Newsclip related to privatising Chandigarh electricity department.
Fact-check: Old news clip is being shared linking it to the current Coal crisis in India - FACTLY
Verdict: this is an old news clip, that dates back november 2020 and has nothing to do with the current ongoing coal crisis in india. there are multiple reasons for the ongoing coal crisis in the country. revival of the economic activity, increase in international spot market coal prices, cash flow problems affecting the electricity sector, railways facing high passenger traffic, thus effecting the coal freight, etc. add up to the current crisis. however, it is not the first time country facing such issues. even last year, india faced similar crisis and coped with it. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2022-05-11T07:31:54