Public hearing held on coal block Updated: Updated: Participants had no major objections, say officials Share Article Participants had no major objections, say officials The public hearing held at Karod Bahal village in Angul district of Odisha on Wednesday as part of the process for getting environmental clearance for the Naini coal block allotted to Singareni Collieries Company Ltd has expressed support for the project. According to officials of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd here, people who participated in the public hearing had no major objections to the coal mining project. Chairman and Managing Director of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd N. Sridhar thanked the Odisha government officials, local people and general public for ensuring a smooth conduct of the public hearing on Wednesday.