Lok Sabha Question No. 3509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Coal exploration
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.- 3509 ANSWERED ON 17/03/2021

## COAL EXPLORATION

## 3509.   SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  names  of  coal  extraction  and  exploration  projects  that  are  currently  underway  in  Maharashtra especially in Chandrapur district; and
- (b)  the total number of existing mining projects that have been taken by private entities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The names of coal extraction projects that are currently underway in Maharashtra under the command area of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) is as below:

| Name Of Mine                 | Underground (UG) / Opencast (OC)   | District   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------|
| Durgapur Rayatwari Colliery  | UG                                 | Chandrapur |
| Mahakali                     | UG                                 | Chandrapur |
| Manna Incline                | UG                                 | Chandrapur |
| Nandgaon Incline             | UG                                 | Chandrapur |
| Bhatadi Expansion            | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Durgapur                     | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Hindustan Lalpeth            | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Padmapur Deep                | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Ballarpur                    | UG                                 | Chandrapur |
| Sasti                        | UG                                 | Chandrapur |
| Ballarpur                    | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Gouri Expansion              | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Gouri Deep                   | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Pauni                        | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Pauni-II                     | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Sasti                        | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| New Majri - II (A) Expn.     | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| New Majri UGto OC            | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Amalgamated Yekona I &II     | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Kolgaon                      | OC                                 | Yavatmal   |
| Bellora-Naigaon Deep         | OC                                 | Yavatmal   |
| MungoliNirgudaExtention deep | OC                                 | Yavatmal   |
| Niljai Deep                  | OC                                 | Yavatmal   |
| Penganga                     | OC                                 | Chandrapur |
| Bhandewara Incline / Rajur   | UG                                 | Yavatmal   |
| Ghonsa                       | OC                                 | Yavatmal   |
| Junad                        | OC                                 | Yavatmal   |
| Kolarpimpri                  | OC                                 | Yavatmal   |
| Ukni Deep                    | OC                                 | Yavatmal   |

| Patansaongi                                     | UG   | Nagpur     |
|-------------------------------------------------|------|------------|
| Saoner-I                                        | UG   | Nagpur     |
| Saoner-II                                       | UG   | Nagpur     |
| Saoner-III                                      | UG   | Nagpur     |
| Silewara                                        | UG   | Nagpur     |
| Waghoda                                         | UG   | Nagpur     |
| Adasa UG to OC                                  | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Amalgamated Gondegaon-Ghatrohana                | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Inder UG to OC                                  | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Kamptee Deep                                    | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Bhanegaon                                       | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Singhori                                        | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Murpar                                          | UG   | Chandrapur |
| Gokul                                           | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Makardhokra -I                                  | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Makardhokra - III / Dinesh                      | OC   | Nagpur     |
| Umrer Expansion ( Amb River Diversion Phase- IV | OC   | Nagpur     |

The coal exploration projects of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) currently underway in Maharashtra is as below:

| Coalfield     | Block                                | District             |
|---------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Wardha Valley | Bhatadi Deep                         | Chandrapur           |
| Wardha Valley | Kolar Pimpri Strike Extn             | Yavatmal /Chandrapur |
| Wardha Valley | Dipside of Kolar Pimpri              | Yavatmal             |
| Wardha Valley | Borda &Borda Extn (Comb) / Borda UG  | Yavatmal             |
| Wardha Valley | Niljai Dipside                       | Yavatmal             |
| Bander        | Dipside of Nand Gokul                | Nagpur               |
| Wardha Valley | Yakona South                         | Chandrapur           |
| Wardha Valley | Dipside of Ghugus                    | Yavatmal             |
| Wardha Valley | Dipside of Ukini                     | Yavatmal             |
| Wardha Valley | Dipside of Bellora                   | Yavatmal             |
| Umrer         | Makardhokra III (production support) | Nagpur               |
| Wardha Valley | Mangoli Nirguda Combined             | Yavatmal             |
| Wardha Valley | Temurda (Southern Part)              | Chandrapur           |
| Wardha Valley | Dipside of Baranj Manora-Takli       | Chandrapur           |

The name of coal blocks/mines allocated under Coal mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (CMSP Act, 2015) and under I tranche of Commercial auction in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra is as below:

| S. no   | Name of the Mine                                                                            | Allocattee District   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1-6'    | Baranj I, Baranj II, Baranj III, Baranj IV, Manora Deep &Kiloni Karnataka Power Corporation | Ltd Chandrapur        |
| 7       | Takli-jena-Barora(North) and (South) Aurobindo Reality And Infrastructure Private Ltd       | Chandrapur            |

- (b):  Total  of  43  coal  blocks  are  allocated  to  Private  entities  under  CMSP  Act,  2015  and  I  Tranche  of commercial auction of coal blocks.

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