Lok Sabha Question No. 3757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Coal Production from Open Cast Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Damodar Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3757 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## Coal Production from Open Cast Mines

†3757. Shri Damodar Agrawal:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of average coal production per year in the underground and open cast mines in the country, company, quality of coal and State-wise;
- (b) the details of the effects on environment due to coal production from underground mines;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the production in the underground mines; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF COAL AND MINES (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a): The details of company-wise/subsidiary-wise, quality and quantity wise coal production from  underground  (UG)  and  open-cast  (OC)  mines  in  the  country  during  FY  2023-24  is at Annexure-A. Details of State-wise coal production from UG & OC mines in the country during FY 2023-24 is at Annexure-B
- (b): Underground mining is environmentally sustainable and has relatively minimal environmental impact. The key benefits of underground mining are reduced impact on surface, air, water and noise with reduced carbon emissions.
- (c) & (d): In order to enhance coal production from UG mines, Ministry of coal has envisaged to  enhance  UG  production  to  the  level  of  100  MT  by  FY  2030,  from  the  current  level  of production of about 34 MT in FY 2024.

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| Annexure-A            | Annexure-A                                  | Annexure-A              | Annexure-A                          |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                       | companies Quality /Grade                    | Figures Open cast Mines | in Million Tonnes Underground Mines |
| / Captive &Others ECL | Coking Coal Non-Coking Coal                 | 0.000 38.377            | 0.012 9.171                         |
| BCCL                  | Coking Coal Non-Coking Coal                 | 38.343 1.987            | 0.766 0.000                         |
| CCL NCL               | Coking Coal Non-Coking Coal                 | 20.907 64.366           | 0.153 0.628                         |
| WCL                   | Coking Coal Non-Coking Coal                 | 0.000 136.148           | 0.000 0.000                         |
|                       | Coking Coal Non-Coking Coal                 | 0.000 66.242            | 0.036 2.835                         |
| SECL                  | Coking Coal                                 | 0.000                   | 0.216                               |
| MCL                   | Non-Coking Coal Coking Coal                 | 175.572 0.000           | 11.748 0.000                        |
| NEC                   | Non-Coking Coal Coking Coal Non-Coking Coal | 205.643 0.000           | 0.456 0.000                         |
| SCCL                  | Coking Coal Non-Coking Coal                 | 0.200 0.000 64.090      | 0.000 0.000 5.931                   |
| Captive &Others       | Coking Coal Non-Coking Coal                 | 5.742                   | 0.646                               |
|                       |                                             | 145.878                 | 1.733                               |
|                       | Total                                       | 963.495                 | 34.331                              |
| Note: 1.Coking Coal   | includes (Steel-I, Steel-II,                | W-I, W-II,W-III,W-IV,   | W-V, W-V)                           |

| Annexure-B                                                                  | Annexure-B                                                                  | Annexure-B                                                                  | Annexure-B                                                                  | Annexure-B                                                                  |
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| State-wise coal production from UG&OCmines in the country during FY 2023-24 | State-wise coal production from UG&OCmines in the country during FY 2023-24 | State-wise coal production from UG&OCmines in the country during FY 2023-24 | State-wise coal production from UG&OCmines in the country during FY 2023-24 | State-wise coal production from UG&OCmines in the country during FY 2023-24 |
| State                                                                       | Open Cast mines                                                             | Open Cast mines                                                             | Underground mines                                                           | Underground mines                                                           |
|                                                                             | Coking coal                                                                 | Non-coking coal                                                             | Coking coal                                                                 | Non-coking coal                                                             |
| Assam                                                                       | 0.000                                                                       | 0.200                                                                       | 0.000                                                                       | 0.000                                                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                | 0.000                                                                       | 200.604                                                                     | 0.216                                                                       | 6.435                                                                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                              | 0.000                                                                       | 0.000                                                                       | 0.000                                                                       | 0.008                                                                       |
| Jharkand                                                                    | 64.992                                                                      | 123.705                                                                     | 1.577                                                                       | 0.884                                                                       |
| Maharashtra                                                                 | 0.000                                                                       | 68.233                                                                      | 0.000                                                                       | 1.049                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                              | 0.000                                                                       | 150.368                                                                     | 0.036                                                                       | 8.824                                                                       |
| Odisha                                                                      | 0.000                                                                       | 238.946                                                                     | 0.000                                                                       | 0.456                                                                       |
| Telangana                                                                   | 0.000                                                                       | 66.590                                                                      | 0.000                                                                       | 5.931                                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                               | 0.000                                                                       | 21.510                                                                      | 0.000                                                                       | 0.000                                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                                 | 0.000                                                                       | 28.347                                                                      | 0.000                                                                       | 8.915                                                                       |