Lok Sabha Question No. 1401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Colliery projects
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1401 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## Colliery projects

## †1401 Shri Brijmohan Agrawal:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  many  colliery  projects  in  Chhattisgarh  are  pending  for  approval  to  start  their  mining activities;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the quantum of coal produced across the various collieries in Chhattisgarh during each of the last five years, district-wise; and

(d)  the  quantum  of  the  metallurgical  coal  produced  in  collieries  of  Chhattisgarh  to  be  used  for production of different kinds of steel during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Presently there are 06 projects pending approval in the State of Chhattisgarh. The details of issues pending in the State of Chhattisgarh, due to which some coal projects have not been started is given at Annexure-I:

(c):  The details of the quantity of coal produced in Chhattisgarh during each of the last five years from 2019-20 to 2023-24 are given in Annexure-II.

(d):  The quantum of the metallurgical coal produced in collieries of Chhattisgarh during the last three years are as under:

| Area/Mine        | District   | State   | (Fig. in '000 Te)   | (Fig. in '000 Te)   | (Fig. in '000 Te)   |
|------------------|------------|---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Baikunthpur Area | District   | State   | 2023-24             | 2022-23             | 2021-22             |
| Katkona 1&2      | Korea      | CG      | 215.9               | 247.3               | 225.3               |
| Total            | Korea      | CG      | 215.9               | 247.3               | 225.3               |

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The detail of issues pending in State of Chhattisgarh:

|   S. No. | Issues                                                      | Coal Block                 | Allottees/ Company                                |   PRC (MT) | Details of pending issues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Transfer of Forest land                                     | Gare Palma Sector-II       | Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd         |       23.6 | • FC stage-II was granted on 27.01.2023 for 214.86 ha forest land by MoEF&CC, however, the state forest department has not yet transferred the forest land to MAHAGENCO till date.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|        2 | Pending Commencement of Tree Cutting Activity               | Parsa Coal Block           | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RRVUNL) |        5   | • MoEF&CC granted FC stage-II for 841.538 ha forest area on 21.10.2021 and subsequently Government of Chhattisgarh transferred forest land vide letter dated 06.04.2022 to RRVUNL. • The tree-cutting permission was granted for 49.20 ha forest area on 19.04.2022 for Surajpur district and 70.94 ha forest area on 23.06.2022 for Sarguja district. • However, due to resistance/agitation of local villagers and NGOs, tree cutting could not be commenced and coal production could not be started.                                                                                                                                                      |
|        3 | Pending Tree Cutting Activities and handover of Forest land | Parsa East and Kanta Basan | Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd          |       18   | • MoEF&CC granted FC stage- II for 1136.32 ha forest area (Phase II) on 02.02.2022. Subsequently, the Government of Chhattisgarh transferred forest land vide letter dated 25.03.2022 to RRVUNL. • Out of the 134.84 hectares of land requested for 2022-23, only 43.63 hectares were initially handed over to the M/s RRVUNL and mining operations on this land were completed on September 23, 2023. • Subsequently, an additional 26.82 hectares were transferred to RRVUNL for mining operations on December 29, 2023, and the handover of approximately 3.9 hectares of forest land to RRVUNLis still pending after completion of tree felling activity. |

## Annexure-I

|    |           |                                          | • Furthermore, tree felling activity by the State Forest Department of Chhattisgarh is still pending for 30 hectares. To continue mining operations at thePEKBCoal Block in the fiscal year 2024-25, an additional 74 hectares of land is urgently required for mining activities. • The committed coal production for 2024-25 is 18 MT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----|-----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4 | PL cum ML | Jhigador CG Natural Resources Limited NA | • Application for the Grant of PL cum ML was submitted to the Directorate of Mines & Geology (DMG), GoCG on 25.11.21. • Grant of PL cum MLis pending.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  4 | PL cum ML | Khargaon CG Natural Resources Limited NA | • Application for the Grant of PL cum ML was submitted to the Directorate of Mines & Geology (DMG), GoCG on 25.11.21. • Grant of PL cum MLis pending.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  4 | PL cum ML | Sherband Nilkanth Coal Mining Pvt Ltd.   | • The application for PL cum ML was submitted to Director, Geology & Mining, GoCG on 24.12.23. DGM, GoCG forwarded the application to Collector, Raigarh on 08.01.2024. Collector, Raigrah instructed concerned Sub Divisional Magistrate & DFO for land verification on 23.01.2024. • Complete land schedules and cadastral maps, DGPS survey maps, and other documents were submitted to the Sub Divisional Magistrate & DFO on 19.04.2024. The file was forwarded to the DMO, Raigarh on 22.05.2024 and further to Deputy Director, Raigarh, GoCG on 09.07.2024. Currently, the file is in process with Deputy Director, Raigarh, GoCG since 09.07.2024. |

Annexure-II The details of the quantity of coal produced in Chhattisgarh during each of the last five years from 2019-20 to 2023-24:

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|                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              | (Quantity in MT)                                                             | (Quantity in MT)                                                             | (Quantity in MT)                                                             |
| District                                                                     | Name of Mine                                                                 | Name of Mine                                                                 | Company                                                                      | Mine Type 1                                                                  | CoalfieldArea                                                                |                                                                              | OC/ UG Mixed                                                                 | 2019-20                                                                      | 2020-21                                                                      | 2021-22                                                                      | 2022-23                                                                      | 2023-24 (Provisi- onal)                                                      |
| Raigarh                                                                      | GP-IV-8 Coal Mine                                                            | GP-IV-8 Coal Mine                                                            | AMBUJA                                                                       | Captive Mine                                                                 | Mand Raigarh                                                                 | Raigarh                                                                      | UG                                                                           | 0.400                                                                        | 0.169                                                                        | 0.779                                                                        | 1.200                                                                        | 0.950                                                                        |
| Korba                                                                        | Chotia Mine                                                                  | Coal                                                                         | BALCO                                                                        | Captive Mine                                                                 | Hasdeo- Arand                                                                | Korba                                                                        | Mixed                                                                        | 1.000                                                                        | 0.002                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        | 1.000                                                                        | 1.000                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare Sector                                                                  | Palma III                                                                    | CSPGCL                                                                       | Captive Mine                                                                 | Mand Raigarh                                                                 | Raigarh                                                                      | Mixed                                                                        | 0.510                                                                        | 1.502                                                                        | 3.265                                                                        | 3.617                                                                        | 4.003                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare IV/4                                                                    | Palma                                                                        | HIL_GP_I V/4                                                                 | Captive Mine                                                                 | Gare Palma                                                                   | Gare Palma Area                                                              | OC                                                                           | 0.548                                                                        | 0.262                                                                        | 0.560                                                                        | 0.560                                                                        | 0.468                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare IV/5                                                                    | Palma                                                                        | HIL_GP_I V/5                                                                 | Captive Mine                                                                 | Mand- Raigarh                                                                | Gare Palma Area                                                              | UG                                                                           | 0.126                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare IV/1                                                                    | Palma                                                                        | JPL                                                                          | Captive Mine                                                                 | Mand Raigarh                                                                 | Gare Palma                                                                   | OC                                                                           |                                                                              | 0.000                                                                        | 0.363                                                                        | 6.000                                                                        | 7.195                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare IV/2&3                                                                  | Palma                                                                        | JPL                                                                          | Captive Mine                                                                 | Mand Raigarh                                                                 | Gare Palma                                                                   | OC                                                                           |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              | 0.712                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Talaipalli Coal Project                                                      | Mining                                                                       | NTPC_TP                                                                      | Captive Mine                                                                 | Mand- Raigarh                                                                | Talaipalli                                                                   | OC                                                                           | 0.190                                                                        | 0.812                                                                        | 0.411                                                                        | 2.402                                                                        | 7.543                                                                        |
| Sarguja                                                                      | Parsa and Basan                                                              | East Kanta OCM                                                               | RRVUNL                                                                       | Captive Mine                                                                 | Hasdo- Arand                                                                 | Parsa East and Kanta                                                         | OC                                                                           | 15.000                                                                       | 15.000                                                                       | 15.000                                                                       | 11.801                                                                       | 6.701                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare IV/2&3                                                                  | Palma                                                                        | SECL(GP IV/2&3)                                                              | CIL                                                                          | Central India                                                                | Raigarh                                                                      | OC                                                                           | 2.659                                                                        | 3.202                                                                        | 2.913                                                                        | 2.051                                                                        | 0.160                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare IV/1                                                                    | Palma                                                                        | SECL(GP IV/1)                                                                | CIL                                                                          | Central India                                                                | Raigarh                                                                      | OC                                                                           | 0.762                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        | 0.000                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare IV/1                                                                    | Palma                                                                        | JSPL                                                                         | Captive Mine                                                                 | Mand Raigarh                                                                 | Gare Palma                                                                   | OC                                                                           |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              |                                                                              | 1.803                                                                        |
| Raigarh                                                                      | Gare IV/7                                                                    | Palma                                                                        | SEML                                                                         | Captive Mine                                                                 | Mand Raigarh                                                                 | Tamnar Tehsil                                                                | OC                                                                           |                                                                              |                                                                              | 0.786                                                                        | 1.200                                                                        | 1.440                                                                        |
| Korea                                                                        | Churcha                                                                      | Churcha                                                                      | SECL                                                                         | CIL                                                                          | Central India                                                                | BaikunthpurUG                                                                |                                                                              | 136.550                                                                      | 1.640                                                                        | 1.288                                                                        | 1.030                                                                        | 175.280                                                                      |
| Korea                                                                        | Jhilimili Colliery                                                           | Jhilimili Colliery                                                           | SECL                                                                         | CIL                                                                          | Central India                                                                | BaikunthpurUG                                                                |                                                                              |                                                                              | 0.326                                                                        | 0.327                                                                        | 0.311                                                                        |                                                                              |
| Korea                                                                        | Katkona 1& 2                                                                 | Katkona 1& 2                                                                 | SECL                                                                         | CIL                                                                          | Central India                                                                | BaikunthpurUG                                                                |                                                                              |                                                                              | 0.219                                                                        | 0.225                                                                        | 0.246                                                                        |                                                                              |
| Korea                                                                        | Pandavpara Colliery                                                          | Pandavpara Colliery                                                          | SECL                                                                         | CIL                                                                          | Central India                                                                | BaikunthpurUG                                                                |                                                                              |                                                                              | 0.257                                                                        | 0.226                                                                        | 0.217                                                                        |                                                                              |
| Surguja                                                                      | Bhatgaon                                                                     | Bhatgaon                                                                     | SECL                                                                         | CIL                                                                          | Central India                                                                | Bhatgaon                                                                     | UG                                                                           |                                                                              | 0.283                                                                        | 0.265                                                                        | 0.232                                                                        |                                                                              |

| Surguja   | Jaganathpur             | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bhatgaon   | OC    |   1.001 |   1.777 |   2.261 |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------|-------|-----------------|------------|-------|---------|---------|---------|
| Surguja   | Mahan OC                | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bhatgaon   | OC    |   0.15  |   0.018 |   0     |
| Surguja   | Mahan II                | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bhatgaon   | OC    |   2     |   0.264 |   0     |
| Surguja   | Navapara                | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bhatgaon   | UG    |   0.098 |   0.104 |   0.076 |
| Surguja   | Shivani                 | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bhatgaon   | UG    |   0.228 |   0.199 |   0.184 |
| Surguja   | Amera                   | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bisrampur  | OC    |   0     |   0     |   0     |
| Surguja   | Amgaon                  | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bisrampur  | OC    |   0     |   0     |   0.742 |
| Surguja   | Balrampur               | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bisrampur, | UG    |   0.06  |   0.045 |   0.095 |
| Surguja   | Gayatri                 | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bisrampur, | UG    |   0.193 |   0.125 |   0.187 |
| Surguja   | Ketki                   | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bisrampur, | UG    |   0     |   0     |   0.001 |
| Surguja   | Kumda 7 & 8             | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bisrampur, | UG    |   0.021 |   0.023 |   0.017 |
| Surguja   | Rehar                   | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Bisrampur, | UG    |   0.115 |   0.096 |   0.074 |
| Korba     | Vijay West              | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Chirimiri  | UG    |   0.5   |   0.49  |   0.5   |
| Korea     | Chirimiri               | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Chirimiri  | OC    |   0.839 |   0.924 |   0.7   |
| Korea     | Chirimiri Bartunga Hill | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Chirimiri  | UG    |   0.151 |   0.128 |   0.106 |
| Korea     | Kurasia UG              | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Chirimiri  | Mixed |   0.202 |   0.205 |   0.194 |
| Korea     | N.C.P.H. Colliery (NEW) | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Chirimiri  | UG    |   0.294 |   0.298 |   0.241 |
| Korea     | Raniatari               | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Chirimiri  | UG    |   0.005 |   0.414 |   0.48  |
| Korba     | Dipka                   | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Gevra      | OC    |  34.355 |  34.375 |  32.149 |
| Korba     | Gevra                   | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Gevra      | OC    |  40.569 |  40.454 |  52.5   |
| Korea     | Hakdibari               | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Hasdeo     | UG    |   0.66  |   0.601 |   0.66  |
| Korea     | West Jhagrakhand        | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Hasdeo     | UG    |   0.126 |   0.122 |   0.124 |

| Korba   | Bagadeva           | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | UG   |         |   0.419 |   0.374 | 0.340           |
|---------|--------------------|--------|-------|-----------------|----------|------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
| Korba   | Balgi              | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | UG   |         |   0.109 |   0.079 | 0.070           |
| Korba   | Dhelwadih Colliery | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | UG   |         |   0.183 |   0.125 | 0.122           |
| Korba   | Manikpur           | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | OC   |         |   4.9   |   4.9   | 5.250           |
| Korba   | Rajgamar- 4 &5     | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | UG   |         |   0.072 |   0.046 | 0.000           |
| Korba   | Rajgamar- 6 &7     | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | UG   |         |   0     |   0     | 0.033           |
| Korba   | Saraipali          | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | OC   |         |   0.049 |   1.4   | 1.571           |
| Korba   | Singhali Colliery  | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | UG   |         |   0.238 |   0.177 | 0.130           |
| Korba   | Surakachhar        | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Korba    | UG   |         |   0.233 |   0.168 | 0.055           |
| Korba   | Kusmunda Project   | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Kusmunda | OC   |         |  37.261 |  29.897 | 43.055          |
| Raigarh | Baroud             | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Raigarh  | OC   |         |   3.455 |   2.516 | 3.500           |
| Raigarh | Bijari OC          | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Raigarh  | OC   |         |   1.433 |   1.033 | 0.760           |
| Raigarh | Chhal              | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Raigarh  | OC   |         |   3.042 |   3.335 | 3.851           |
| Raigarh | Jampali            | SECL   | CIL   | Central India   | Raigarh  | OC   |         |   1.777 |   3     | 3.000           |
| Total   |                    |        |       |                 |          |      | 157.745 | 158.41  | 154.12  | 184.895 207.255 |