Government has decided to deallocate Mandakini B coal block in Odisha jointly allocated to four PSUs for delays in production.In a letter addressed to the PSUs yesterday, the Coal Ministry said,the recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Group,IMG, has since been considered and accepted by the government to deallocate Mandakini B coal block .

The PSU's are Odisha Mining Corp , Assam Mineral Development Corporation,Meghalaya Mineral Development Corporation and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

Mandakini B coal block was alloted in 2007.