Lok Sabha Question No. 142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Production of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/02/2017

## Production of Coal

## 142.  SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of underground and open pit mines operating under Coal India Limited (CIL) along with the annual production of coal from such mines  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, company and State-wise;
- (b) whether the number of underground coal mines has been declining over the years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether any blueprint has been prepared to increase the production of coal from underground mines; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## Answer

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a):  Company-wise  working  coal  mines  (underground  and  opencast  and mixed) operated by Coal India Limited (CIL) during the last three years and current year (as on 1.4.2016) is given below.

| Com.   | As on 01.04.2013   | As on 01.04.2013   | As on 01.04.2013   | As on 01.04.2014   | As on 01.04.2014   | As on 01.04.2014   | As on 01.04.2015   | As on 01.04.2015   | As on 01.04.2015   | As on 01.04.2016   | As on 01.04.2016   | As on 01.04.2016   |
|--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Com.   | UG                 | OC                 | Mixed              | UG                 | OC                 | Mixed              | UG                 | OC                 | Mixed              | UG                 | OC                 | Mixed              |
| 87     | 17                 | 1                  | 80                 | 19                 | 5                  | 75                 | 20                 | 9                  | 60                 | 18                 | 8                  | ECL                |
| 40     | 19                 | 20                 | 19                 | 14                 | 20                 | 15                 | 19                 | 17                 | 13                 | 18                 | 17                 | BCCL               |
| 25     | 42                 | 0                  | 22                 | 45                 | 0                  | 22                 | 45                 | 1                  | 21                 | 42                 | 2                  | CCL                |
| 0      | 10                 | 0                  | 0                  | 10                 | 0                  | 0                  | 10                 | 0                  | 0                  | 10                 | 0                  | NCL                |
| 42     | 39                 | 1                  | 41                 | 38                 | 0                  | 41                 | 41                 | 0                  | 39                 | 45                 | 2                  | WCL                |
| 64     | 23                 | 1                  | 64                 | 21                 | 1                  | 63                 | 21                 | 1                  | 63                 | 22                 | 1                  | SECL               |
| 11     | 16                 | 0                  | 10                 | 16                 | 0                  | 10                 | 16                 | 0                  | 10                 | 18                 | 0                  | MCL                |
| 1      | 3                  | 0                  | 1                  | 3                  | 0                  | 1                  | 3                  | 0                  | 1                  | 3                  | 0                  | NEC                |
| 270    | 169                | 23                 | 237                | 166                | 26                 | 227                | 175                | 28                 | 207                | 176                | 30                 | CIL                |

The Company and State-wise annual production of coal in opencast and underground mines during the last three years and the current years is given below:

(in million tonnes)

| Comp.       | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16      | 2016-17 upto DEC'16 (Prov.)   | 2016-17 upto DEC'16 (Prov.)   | 2016-17 upto DEC'16 (Prov.)   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| UG          |           | OC        | TOTAL     | UG        | OC        | TOTAL     | UG        | OC        | TOTAL        | UG OC                         | TOTAL                         |                               |
| ECL 6.871   | 29.183    | 36.054    | 7.292     | 32.716    |           | 40.008    | 7.329     | 32.880    | 40.209 5.771 | 22.8                          | 28.571                        |                               |
| BCCL 2.704  | 29.910    | 32.614    | 2.029     | 32.485    | 34.514    | 1.807     | 34.054    | 35.861    | 1.273        | 24.503                        | 25.776                        |                               |
| CCL 0.956   | 49.066    | 50.022    | 0.841     | 54.811    | 55.652    | 0.848     | 60.476    | 61.324    | 0.555        | 40.286                        | 40.841                        |                               |
| NCL 0.000   | 68.639    | 68.639    | 0.000     | 72.484    | 72.484    | 0.000     | 80.224    | 80.224    | 0            | 59.197                        | 59.197                        |                               |
| WCL 7.730   | 31.999    | 39.729    | 7.565     | 33.582    | 41.147    | 7.180     | 37.635    | 44.815    | 3.92         | 22.833                        | 26.753                        |                               |
| SECL 16.416 | 107.845   | 124.261   | 16.036    | 112.239   | 128.275   | 15.507    | 122.427   | 137.934   | 10.214       | 87.283                        | 97.497                        |                               |
| MCL 1.433   | 109.006   | 110.439   | 1.276     | 120.103   | 121.379   | 1.112     | 136.789   | 137.901   | 0.753        | 98.126                        | 98.879                        |                               |
| NEC 0.003   | 0.661     | 0.664     | 0.003     | 0.776     | 0.779     | 0.003     | 0.483     | 0.486     | 0.002        | 0.253                         | 0.255                         |                               |
| CIL 36.113  | 426.309   | 462.422   | 35.042    | 459.196   | 494.238   | 33.786    | 504.968   | 538.754   | 22.488       | 355.281                       | 377.769                       |                               |

## (in million tonnes)

| State       | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 upto DEC'16 (Prov.)   | 2016-17 upto DEC'16 (Prov.)   | 2016-17 upto DEC'16 (Prov.)   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|             | UG        | OC        | Total     | UG        | OC        | Total     | UG        | OC        | Total     | UG                            | OC                            | Total                         |
| WBENGAL     | 6.375     | 14.055    | 20.43     | 6.732     | 14.920    | 21.652    | 6.787     | 16.931    | 23.718    | 0.345                         | 14.294                        | 14.639                        |
| JHARKHAND   | 4.156     | 94.104    | 98.26     | 3.429     | 105.092   | 108.521   | 3.197     | 110.478   | 113.675   | 7.254                         | 73.295                        | 80.549                        |
| CHATTISGARH | 9.038     | 101.105   | 110.143   | 8.504     | 106.688   | 115.192   | 8.165     | 116.041   | 124.206   | 5.106                         | 84.404                        | 89.51                         |
| ODISHA      | 1.433     | 109.006   | 110.439   | 1.276     | 120.103   | 121.379   | 1.112     | 136.789   | 137.901   | 0.753                         | 98.126                        | 98.879                        |
| M.P         | 11.981    | 61.609    | 73.59     | 12.240    | 64.163    | 76.403    | 11.738    | 76.154    | 87.892    | 7.774                         | 51.685                        | 59.459                        |
| MAHARASTRA  | 3.127     | 31.048    | 34.175    | 2.857     | 32.497    | 35.354    | 2.784     | 35.403    | 38.187    | 1.254                         | 21.918                        | 23.172                        |
| U.P         | 0.000     | 14.721    | 14.721    | 0.000     | 14.957    | 14.957    | 0.000     | 12.689    | 12.689    | 0                             | 11.306                        | 11.306                        |
| ASSAM       | 0.003     | 0.661     | 0.664     | 0.003     | 0.776     | 0.779     | 0.003     | 0.483     | 0.486     | 0.002                         | 0.253                         | 0.255                         |
| CIL         | 36.113    | 426.309   | 462.422   | 35.042    | 459.196   | 494.238   | 33.786    | 504.968   | 538.754   | 22.488                        | 355.281                       | 377.769                       |

(b)&(c): Number  of  underground  mines  are  decreasing  due  to    conversion  of underground mines to opencast mines by deploying high capacity Heavy Earth Moving  Machineries  (HEMM)  equipment,  exhaustion  of  reserve  in  existing mines, safety reasons and economic non-viability.

(d)&(e): To enhance underground coal production, an exercise has been carried out by CIL for achieving a coal production level of 52.00 MT from underground mines  by  2019-20.  The  following  steps  have  been  taken  by  CIL  to  enhance underground production (i) Gradual conversion of manual underground mines into semi mechanized mines by using technology like Load Haul Dump (LHD) / Side Discharge Loader (SDL) with Universal Drilling Machine (UDM). (ii) Mass Production Technology i.e. use of Continuous Miner and Long Wall Technology where ever geo mining condition permits.