Lok Sabha Question No. 3597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Exploration of New Regional Coal Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3597 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## Exploration of New Regional Coal Blocks

## 3597.    SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of new regional coal blocks explored during the last five years in the country including the State of Maharashtra;
- (b) the total length of drilling to explore new coal blocks during the last one year and the current year;
- (c) the total quantity of new resources added during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (d) the total length of non-Coal India Limited blocks explored and the total drilling of the same during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The number of new regional coal blocks explored by GSI are 41 and CMPDI/other agencies are 90 under Central Sector Scheme (CSS) during the last five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23 including Maharashtra.

- (b): The total length of drilling for exploration new coal blocks done by GSI and  CMPDI/other agencies under CSS during the last one year and current year are as follows:

(Drilling in Meter)

|   Sl. No. | Company/ Organisation          |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (Upto Feb., 2023) |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | GSI                            |   32435.8 |                     12457.1 |
|         2 | CMPDI/other agencies under CSS |  157713   |                     83814   |

(c): Total new coal resource added in last three years by CMPDI and GSI, state wise, are as follows:

(Quantity in million tonnes)

| State        | Year-2019-20   | Year-2019-20   | Year-2020-21   | Year-2020-21   | Year-2021-22   | Year-2021-22   |
|--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|              | GSI            | CMPDI          | GSI            | CMPDI          | GSI            | CMPDI          |
| Jharkhand    | 1096.14        | -              | 614.72         | -              | 443.28         | -              |
| Odisha       | 3811.72        | 1013.79        | 225.99         | -              | 3226.55        | 3177.65        |
| Chattishgarh | 9524.07        | 8689.72        | 3991.71        | 635.69         | 768.22         | 19.22          |
| West Bengal  | 1247.14        | -              | 154.85         | -              | 779.11         | -              |

| Madhya Pradesh   | 491.85   | 41.61   |   931.87 | 697.83   |   699.91 | 158.08   |
|------------------|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Telengana        | 386.18   | -       |   625.38 | -        |   183.7  | -        |
| Maharastra       | 50.54    | -       |   207.94 | -        |   285.07 | -        |
| Bihar            | 917.57   | -       |   712.66 | -        |   973.11 | -        |
| Andhra Pradesh   | -        | -       |   640.01 | -        |  1894.65 | 2225.56  |
| Nagaland         | -        | -       |     0    | -        |    31.89 | 117.41   |
| Total:           | 17525.21 | 9745.12 |  8105.13 | 1333.52  |  9285.49 | 5697.92  |

(d):  The  total  length  of  exploration  and  drilling  in  Non-CIL  coal  blocks  by  CMPDI/  other agencies under CSS and GSI during the last three years are given below:

(Drilling in Meter)

| Sl. No.   | Company/ Organisation           | Years     | Years     | Years     |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           |                                 | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
| 1.        | CMPDI/ other agencies under CSS | 670153.00 | 644582.00 | 259333.00 |
| 2.        | GSI                             | 47215.35  | 40556.30  | 32435.85  |

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