Lok Sabha Question No. 3500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Exploration of New Regional Coal Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3500 ANSWERED ON  17.03.2021

## EXPLORATION OF NEW REGIONAL COAL BLOCKS

## 3500.  DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL;

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE;

DR. HEENA GAVIT;

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL;

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- a. the total number of new regional coal blocks explored during the last two years, State-wise;
- b. the total length of drilling to explore new coal blocks during the last one year;
- c. the total quantity of new resources added during the last one year; State-wise; and
- d. the total length of non-Coal India Limited (CIL) blocks explored and the total drilling of the same during the last two years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): The State wise detail of regional coal blocks in which drilling carried out during 2018-19 & 201920 by Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) are given below:

| State          | Number of Blocks during 2018-19   | Number of Blocks during 2019-20   |
|----------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Andhrapradesh  | 1                                 | 1                                 |
| ASSAM          | -                                 | 1                                 |
| Chattisgarh    | 9                                 | 3                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5                                 | 4                                 |
| Nagaland       | 1                                 | 1                                 |
| Odisha         | 1                                 | 2                                 |
| Jharkhand      | 1                                 | -                                 |
| Total          | 18                                | 12                                |

(b): The total length of 82,092 meter drilling was carried out in 2019-20 by CMPDI to explore the new coal blocks.

- (c): The total new coal resources added by CMPDI through submitted Geological Reports, during the year 2019-20, state-wise is given below:

| Sl. No   | State          | Block       |   Total Resources Estimated (Million tonnes) |
|----------|----------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Chattisgarh    | Kotmer      |                                       656.49 |
| 2        | Chattisgarh    | Rajadahi    |                                      2924.5  |
| 3        | Chattisgarh    | Pipraul     |                                       188.61 |
| 4        | Chattisgarh    | Taulipalli  |                                      4920.12 |
| 5        | Odisha         | Baratap     |                                      1013.79 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh | Bandha Bara |                                        41.61 |
|          | Total          |             |                                      9745.12 |

(d): The total length drilling in Non-CIL coal blocks in 2018-19 & 2019-20 are given below:

| Year    |   Number of blocks |   Drilling (Meter) |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------|
| 2018-19 |                 41 |             483609 |
| 2019-20 |                 56 |             670153 |

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