Lok Sabha Question No. 762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Underground Coal Gasification
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 762 TO BE ANSWERED ON  26.06.2019

## Underground Coal Gasification

## 762.  SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI :

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state :

- (a) the present status of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Technology developed in the country for meeting the future energy needs;
- (b) the details of coal and lignite blocks identified so far for this purpose; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to popularize this technology in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No  commercial  or  pilot  scale  project  of  Underground  Coal  Gasification  (UCG) technology has been commissioned as yet under Indian Geological conditions.
- (b): Total  of  14  blocks  (7  Coal  and  7  Lignite)  has  been  approved  by  Inter  Ministerial Committee (IMC) for allocation/ auction for the of UCG development in India.

Following are the Details:

| Details of UCGBlocks   | Details of UCGBlocks        | Details of UCGBlocks                |
|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                        | Block Name                  | Coal/Lignite field/State            |
| Coal Blocks            | Coal Blocks                 | Coal Blocks                         |
| 1                      | Yellandu (Dip Side)         | Khammam, Andhra Pradesh             |
| 2                      | Bandha                      | Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh           |
| 3                      | Maiki North-Maiki-Markhi    | Sohagpur, Madhya Pradesh            |
| 4                      | Pathora                     | Sohagpur, Madhya Pradesh            |
| 5                      | Reonti West                 | Tatapani-Ramkola, Chhattisgarh      |
| 6                      | Chainpa                     | Sohagpur, Madhya Pradesh            |
| 7                      | Jogapur Sirsi               | Wardha Valley, Maharashtra          |
| Lignite Block          | Lignite Block               | Lignite Block                       |
| 1                      | Raneri                      | Bikaner, Rajasthan                  |
| 2                      | Tadkeshwar-Dungra           | Surat, Gujarat                      |
| 3                      | Dip Side of Valia& Rajpardi | Bharuch, Gujarat                    |
| 4                      | Sindhari West               | Barmer, Rajasthan                   |
| 5                      | Chokla North                | Barmer, Rajasthan                   |
| 6 7                    | Nimbalkot Nagurda           | Barmer, Rajasthan Barmer, Rajasthan |

(c): In order to develop UCG in India, the following steps were taken by Government

1. The  Government  issued  a  Gazette  Notification  in  July,  2007  wherein  UCG  was considered as an end use for the purpose of Coal Mines Nationalization Act, 1973.
2. The Govt. has approved the policy framework for development of UCG in coal and lignite bearing areas in India on 16 th Dec.2015.

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