Belarus plans to attract Indian investors to develop brown coal deposits, BelTA was told in the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Opportunities for participation of Indian companies in such projects were discussed at a recent meeting between the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Belarus Vitaly Kulik and an Indian delegation led by Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal.

The meeting focused on the use of natural resources and the prospects to attract Indian investment in the development of brown coal deposits in Belarus. Special attention was paid to the project to construct a mining enterprise at the Lelchitsy brown coal deposit, informed the press service.

Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited can act as one of the potential partners in this project. The company is engaged in the exploration of deposits of brown coal in India and construction of mines to produce them.

India is the seventh largest producer of brown coal. Coal is produced in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Kashmir and Gujarat. Work is underway to explore and develop brown coal deposits in other states of the country.