Lok Sabha Question No. 2277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Coalfield Projects in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## Government of India Ministry of Coal

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2277 To be answered on 04.03.2020

## Coalfield Projects in Madhya Pradesh

## 2277.  SHRI GANESH SINGH :

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)       the district-wise details of the ongoing coalfield projects in Madhya Pradesh along with land acquired by the Government against the said projects;
- (b)     the details of the mining works carried out in these projects so far and the comparative details of the revenue generated from these projects;
- (c  )    the  details  of  mining  work  yet  to  be  completed  in  these  projects  and  whether  any  new projects are to be started in areas other than these areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)   whether compensation against land acquisition is pending with the Government; and
- (e )   if so, the details thereof along  with details of land acquired by the Government against the ongoing coalfield projects in Madhya Pradesh- district-wise ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The district-wise details of the ongoing coalfield projects in Madhya Pradesh along with land acquired  by  subsidiaries  of  Coal  India  Limited(CIL)  i.e.  Western  Coalfields  Limited(WCL), South  Eastern  Coalfields  Limited(SECL)  and  Northern  Coalfields  Limited(NCL)  are  given below :-

| Subsidiary   | District   | Name of Project   | Land acquired (in hectare)   | Remarks                                                                         |
|--------------|------------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)          | (2)        | (3)               | (4)                          | (5)                                                                             |
| SECL         | Anuppur    | Amadand OC        | 1161.52                      | Land Acquired under Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957. |
| SECL         | Anuppur    | Amritdhara OC     | 1000.07                      | Land Acquired under Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957. |
| SECL         | Anuppur    | Rajnagar OC       | 824.551                      | Land Acquired under Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957. |

| Subsidiary   | District   | Name of Project              | Land acquired (in hectare)   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|--------------|------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)          | (2)        | (3)                          | (4)                          | (5)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| SECL         | Anuppur    | Jhiria West OC               | 427.993                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| SECL         | Shahdol    | Batura Highwall              | 397.776                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| SECL         | Shahdol    | Rampur Batura OC             | 1799.04                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| SECL         | Umaria     | Kanchan OC                   | 699.009                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| WCL          | Chhindwara | Jamuniya UG Mine             | 310.638                      | Only Mining Rights obtained for Sharda UG Mine for Chindwara district and Tawa III Project in Betul district. Moreover, land is to be acquired for Vishnupuri UG to OC Mine and Narayani Expansion OC in Chhindwara District and Tawa III and Gandhigram UG mine in Betul district. |
| WCL          | Chhindwara | Dhankasa UG Mine             | 294.293                      | Only Mining Rights obtained for Sharda UG Mine for Chindwara district and Tawa III Project in Betul district. Moreover, land is to be acquired for Vishnupuri UG to OC Mine and Narayani Expansion OC in Chhindwara District and Tawa III and Gandhigram UG mine in Betul district. |
| WCL          | Chhindwara | Narayani Expan- sion OC Mine | 10.735                       | Only Mining Rights obtained for Sharda UG Mine for Chindwara district and Tawa III Project in Betul district. Moreover, land is to be acquired for Vishnupuri UG to OC Mine and Narayani Expansion OC in Chhindwara District and Tawa III and Gandhigram UG mine in Betul district. |
| NCL          | Singrauli  | Amlohri                      | 2173.208                     | Land Acquired under CBA(A&D) Act , 1957 and includes Tenancy, Govt &Forest land.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| NCL          | Singrauli  | Block-B                      | 1350.187                     | Land Acquired under CBA(A&D) Act , 1957 and includes Tenancy, Govt &Forest land.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| NCL          | Singrauli  | Dudhichua Extension          | 1378.641                     | Land Acquired under CBA(A&D) Act , 1957 and includes Tenancy, Govt &Forest land.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| NCL          | Singrauli  | Jayant Expn. (15 Mtpa)       | 2704                         | Land Acquired under CBA(A&D) Act , 1957 and includes Tenancy, Govt &Forest land.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| NCL          | Singrauli  | Jhingurda                    | 1199                         | Land Acquired under CBA(A&D) Act , 1957 and includes Tenancy, Govt &Forest land.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| NCL          | Singrauli  | Nigahi Extn.                 | 2500.79                      | Land Acquired under CBA(A&D) Act , 1957 and includes Tenancy, Govt &Forest land.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| NCL          | Singrauli  | Khadia                       | 180                          | Land Acquired under CBA(A&D) Act , 1957 and includes Tenancy, Govt &Forest land.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

(b)  and  (c):  The  district  -wise  details  of  the  mining  works  carried  out,  mining  work  yet  to  be completed  and  comparative  details  of  the  revenue  generated  from  the  on-going  projects  in Madhya Pradesh are given at Annexure.

(d) and (e) : The district-wise details about land compensation are as under:

| Subsidiary   | District   | Name of Project              | Details of compensation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|--------------|------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)          | (2)        | (3)                          | (4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| SECL         | Anuppur    | Amadand OC                   | In SECL, compensation are being paid to the Project Affected People (PAP) as per provisions of the statute & policy of the company and besides camps held at the affected villages, PAPs may receive their compensation from the concerned Project Office. Payment of compensation is a continuous process. Presently no cases of compensation payment are pending at the company's end . Details of land acquired by SECL against the ongoing coalfield projects |
| SECL         | Anuppur    | Amritdhara OC                | In SECL, compensation are being paid to the Project Affected People (PAP) as per provisions of the statute & policy of the company and besides camps held at the affected villages, PAPs may receive their compensation from the concerned Project Office. Payment of compensation is a continuous process. Presently no cases of compensation payment are pending at the company's end . Details of land acquired by SECL against the ongoing coalfield projects |
| SECL         | Anuppur    | Rajnagar OC                  | In SECL, compensation are being paid to the Project Affected People (PAP) as per provisions of the statute & policy of the company and besides camps held at the affected villages, PAPs may receive their compensation from the concerned Project Office. Payment of compensation is a continuous process. Presently no cases of compensation payment are pending at the company's end . Details of land acquired by SECL against the ongoing coalfield projects |
| SECL         | Anuppur    | Jhiria West OC               | In SECL, compensation are being paid to the Project Affected People (PAP) as per provisions of the statute & policy of the company and besides camps held at the affected villages, PAPs may receive their compensation from the concerned Project Office. Payment of compensation is a continuous process. Presently no cases of compensation payment are pending at the company's end . Details of land acquired by SECL against the ongoing coalfield projects |
| SECL         | Shahdol    | Batura Highwall              | In SECL, compensation are being paid to the Project Affected People (PAP) as per provisions of the statute & policy of the company and besides camps held at the affected villages, PAPs may receive their compensation from the concerned Project Office. Payment of compensation is a continuous process. Presently no cases of compensation payment are pending at the company's end . Details of land acquired by SECL against the ongoing coalfield projects |
| SECL         | Shahdol    | Rampur Batura OC             | In SECL, compensation are being paid to the Project Affected People (PAP) as per provisions of the statute & policy of the company and besides camps held at the affected villages, PAPs may receive their compensation from the concerned Project Office. Payment of compensation is a continuous process. Presently no cases of compensation payment are pending at the company's end . Details of land acquired by SECL against the ongoing coalfield projects |
| SECL         | Umaria     | Kanchan OC                   | above in the Reply of part (a) of this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| WCL          | Chhindwara | Jamuniya UG Mine             | Land Compensation of Rs. 14.84 crores approved on 24/01/2013. Physical possession of 167.205 Ha land obtained. Disbursement of balance land compensation is under process.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| WCL          | Chhindwara | Dhankasa UG Mine             | Out of 294.293 Ha in All Rights, 85.903 Ha is Tenancy land, Out of that compensation for 75.853 Ha tenancy land amounting to Rs. 2.28 crores is under process for approval of competent authority.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| WCL          | Chhindwara | Narayani Expan- sion OC Mine | Compensation of Rs. 44,17,027/- Sanctioned on 02/10/2014 . Possession of land could not be obtained due to protest by land owners for R&R Benefits beyond the norms of Company.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

| NCL   | Singrauli   | Jayant Expn. (15 Mtpa)   | So far, Rs. 238.510 crores has been distributed against the approved revised compensation Rs. 340.510 crores. The process of payment of balance amount of Rs. 102.00 crores is under progress. The District Administration has extended help by forming multiple teams (total -15 teams) for physical verification purpose in the month of February, 2020. The report of the teams is likely to be submitted by the First week of March, 2020 and thereafter, payment will be made. For other ongoing projects in MP, compensation for the land has been paid for the land possessed by NCL.   |
|-------|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Annexure Annexure referred to in Part (b) and (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarrted Question number 2277 for answer on 04.3.2020.

| Subsidiary   | Name of Project    | District             | Mining work carried out/status                                                                                                          | Details of mining work yet to be completed       | Revenue from Operation in FY 2018- 19 (Rs. in Crores)   |
|--------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)          | (2)                | (3)                  | (4)                                                                                                                                     | (5)                                              | (6)                                                     |
| NCL          | Amlohri OCP        | Singrauli            | It is a Completed Project. The total reserve of the project is 259.08 MT. Out of which 120.17 MT has been mined.                        | The balance reserve of 138.91 MT is to be mined. | 1578.84                                                 |
| NCL          | Nigahi OCP         | Singrauli            | It is a Completed Project. The total reserve of the project is 400.35MT. Out of which 191.29 MT has been mined.                         | The balance reserve of 209.06MT is to be mined.  | 2608.12                                                 |
| NCL          | Jayant Expn OCP    | Singrauli            | The project has been expanded from 10MTY to 20 MTY. The total reserve of the project is 313.61MT. Out of which 33.87MT has been mined.  | The balance reserve of 279.75MT is to be mined.  | 2245.12                                                 |
| NCL          | Dudhichua Expn OCP | Singrauli& Sonbhadra | The project has been expanded from 10MTY to 20 MTY. The total reserve of the project is 334.02MT. Out of which 31.00 MT has been mined. | The balance reserve of 303.02MT is to be mined.  | 2552.78                                                 |
| NCL          | Khadia OCP         | Singrauli& Sonbhadra | It is a Completed Project. The total reserve of the project is 242.55MT. Out of                                                         | The balance reserve of 178.97MT is to be mined.  | 2218.89                                                 |

| Subsidiary   | Name of Project   | District   | Mining work carried out/status                                                                                                          | Details of mining work yet to be completed                                                                                                                                               | Revenue from Operation in FY 2018- 19 (Rs. in Crores)   |
|--------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)          | (2)               | (3)        | (4)                                                                                                                                     | (5)                                                                                                                                                                                      | (6)                                                     |
|              |                   |            | which 63.58 MT has been mined.                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                         |
|              | Block-B OCP       | Singrauli  | The project has been expanded from 3.5 MTY to 8 MTY. The total reserve of the project is 138.07MT. Out of which 5.47 MT has been mined. | The balance reserve of 132.60 MT is yet to be mined.                                                                                                                                     | 471.71                                                  |
|              | Jhingurda OCP     | Singrauli  | It is a Completed Project. The total reserve of the project is 7.70 MT. Out of which 2.66 MT has been mined.                            | The balance reserve of 5.04 MT is yet to be mined.                                                                                                                                       | 905.80                                                  |
| SECL         | Kanchan OCP       | Umaria     | Coal production started.                                                                                                                | EC & FC (2.00 MTPA) for enhancing production is to be obtained.                                                                                                                          | 8.88                                                    |
|              | Rampur Batura OCP | Shahdol    | It is a Greenfield project.                                                                                                             | Land acquisition is under progress. Stage-II FC obtained; compliance of Stage-II FC submitted; Hand over of forest land to be taken Environment Clearance for 4 MTPA has to be obtained. | -                                                       |
|              | Batura Highwall   | Shahdol    | It is a Greenfield project.                                                                                                             | Land acquisition is under progress. Environment clearance of 0.50                                                                                                                        | -                                                       |

| Subsidiary   | Name of Project   | District   | Mining work carried out/status   | Details of mining work yet to be completed                                                                                                  | Revenue from Operation in FY 2018- 19 (Rs. in Crores)   |
|--------------|-------------------|------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)          | (2)               | (3)        | (4)                              | (5)                                                                                                                                         | (6)                                                     |
|              |                   |            |                                  | MTPA is to be obtained.                                                                                                                     |                                                         |
|              | Amadand OCP       | Anuppur    | Coal production started.         | Environment clearance of 4.00 MTY is to be obtained. Physical possession of land is to be taken.                                            | 464.54                                                  |
|              | Amritdhara OCP    | Anuppur    | It is a Greenfield project.      | Physical possession of land is under progress. Environment clearance of 2.00 MTPA is to be obtained. Forestry clearance is to be obtained.  | -                                                       |
|              | Jhiria West OCP   | Anuppur    | It is a Greenfield project.      | Physical possession of land is under progress ; Environment clearance of 1.50 MTPA is to be obtained. Forestry clearance is to be obtained. | -                                                       |
|              | Rajnagar OCP      | Anuppur    | Started coal production.         | Physical possession of land is to be obtained. Forestry clearance is to be obtained.                                                        | (-) 43.84                                               |
| WCL          | Urdhan OCP        | Chhindwara | Started coal production.         | Rehabilitation for 225 families is under process.                                                                                           | 5540.65                                                 |
|              | Jamunia UG        | Chhindwara | It is a Greenfield project.      | Inclined drivage is under progress. Physical                                                                                                | -                                                       |

| Subsidiary   | Name of Project     | District   | Mining work carried out/status                                                                                       | Details of mining work yet to be completed                            | Revenue from Operation in FY 2018- 19 (Rs. in Crores)   |
|--------------|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)          | (2)                 | (3)        | (4)                                                                                                                  | (5)                                                                   | (6)                                                     |
|              |                     |            |                                                                                                                      | possession of land is to be taken.                                    |                                                         |
|              | Dhankasa UG         | Chhindwara | It is a Greenfield project. Land acquisition Notification under section 11 of CBA(A&D) Act, 1957 is completed.       | Compensation roll is under process of approval. Land to be possessed. | -                                                       |
|              | Vishnupuri UG to OC | Chhindwara | It is a Greenfield project. Notification under section 4(1) of CBA (A&D) Act, 1957 is completed.                     | Notification under section 7(1) is under preparation.                 | -                                                       |
|              | Sharda UG           | Chhindwara | It is a Greenfield project. Forest land acquired.                                                                    | Work awarded for Drivage of Inclines & site to be handed over.        | -                                                       |
|              | Tawa III UG         | Betul      | It is a Greenfield project. Land acquisition for under surface right is notified, FC stage-1 issued.                 | Forestry clearance proposal for 25Ha land is to be obtained.          | -                                                       |
|              | Gandhigram UG       | Betul      | It is a Greenfield project. Land acquisition is in process of notification under section 4(1) of CBA(A&D) Act, 1957. | All activities to be carried out.                                     | -                                                       |

A  new  green  field  project  situated  in  Madhya  Pradesh  has  been  approved,  details  are given below:

| Subsidiary   | Name of Project   | District   | State          |   Reserve inMT | Approved on   | Status                                                                                                |
|--------------|-------------------|------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| NCL          | Semaria Project   | Singrauli  | Madhya Pradesh |          12.82 | 27.05.2019    | 1. Application for FC has been submitted. 2. Application submitted to DFO, Singrauli for Forest Land. |

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