Lok Sabha Question No. 888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Underground/Open Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## 888. Shri AlokSanjar:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) the  company and State-wise details of the underground and open coal  mines in the country at present;
- (b) the  State  and  location-wise  details  of  the  new  coal  mines  where  mining  has  been started   during the last three years;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  operate  new  coal  mines  to  increase  coal production in the country; and
- (d) If so, the State and location-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) Company and State wise detail of underground and open cast coal mines as on 01.04.2015 is given as Annexure 1.
- (b) State  and  location-wise  detail  of  the  new  coal  mines  where  mining  has  been startedduring the last three years is given as Annexure 2.
- (c& d) As per assessment made in annual plan document by CIL, five coal projects are under  implementation  during  the  year  2016-17,  the  State  and  location  -  wise details of the same are as below:

|   SL NO. | STATE       | DISTRICT   | SUBSIDIARY   | PROJECT                  | TYPE   |
|----------|-------------|------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------|
|        1 | JHARKHAND   | DHANBAD    | BCCL         | MURAIDIH-CM SM- III/II/I | UG     |
|        2 | JHARKHAND   | GODDA      | ECL          | HURA C                   | OC     |
|        3 | CHATTISGARH | KORBA      | SECL         | BIJARI                   | OC     |
|        4 | CHATTISGARH | KORBA      | SECL         | SARAIPALI                | OC     |
|        5 | MAHARASHTRA | NAGPUR     | WCL          | DINESH (MAKRADHAKRA-III) | OC     |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.888 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## Underground/Open Coal Mines.

| Number of Coal Mines - Companywise as on 31/03/2015   | Number of Coal Mines - Companywise as on 31/03/2015   | Number of Coal Mines - Companywise as on 31/03/2015   | Number of Coal Mines - Companywise as on 31/03/2015   | Number of Coal Mines - Companywise as on 31/03/2015   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Company                                               | OC                                                    | Number UG                                             | of Mines Mixed                                        | Total                                                 |
| ECL                                                   | 20                                                    | 75                                                    | 9                                                     | 104                                                   |
| BCCL                                                  | 19                                                    | 15                                                    | 17                                                    | 51                                                    |
| CCL                                                   | 45                                                    | 22                                                    | 1                                                     | 68                                                    |
| NCL                                                   | 10                                                    | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 10                                                    |
| WCL                                                   | 41                                                    | 41                                                    | 0                                                     | 82                                                    |
| SECL                                                  | 21                                                    | 63                                                    | 1                                                     | 85                                                    |
| MCL                                                   | 16                                                    | 10                                                    | 0                                                     | 26                                                    |
| NEC                                                   | 3                                                     | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 4                                                     |
| CIL                                                   | 175                                                   | 227                                                   | 28                                                    | 430                                                   |
| SCCL                                                  | 16                                                    | 32                                                    | 0                                                     | 48                                                    |
| JSMDCL                                                | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| DVC                                                   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| DVC EMTA                                              | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| IISCO                                                 | 1                                                     | 2                                                     | 1                                                     | 4                                                     |
| JKML                                                  | 0                                                     | 4                                                     | 0                                                     | 4                                                     |
| APMDTCL                                               | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| SAIL                                                  | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| RRVUNL                                                | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     |
| WBMDTCL                                               | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| WBPDCL                                                | 6                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 6                                                     |
| PSEB- PANEM                                           | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| KECML                                                 | 6                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 6                                                     |
| MPSMCL                                                | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| PUBLIC                                                | 214                                                   | 265                                                   | 29                                                    | 508                                                   |
| TISCO                                                 | 3                                                     | 5                                                     | 0                                                     | 8                                                     |
| MEGHALAYA                                             | 3                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 3                                                     |
| BLA                                                   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     |
| JPL                                                   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     |
| TUML-SVSL                                             | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     |
| SPL                                                   | 2                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     |
| ICML                                                  | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| JSPL                                                  | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| HIL                                                   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| MIEL                                                  | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| PIL                                                   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| JNL                                                   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| SIL                                                   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| ESCL                                                  | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| UML                                                   | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| SEML                                                  | 1                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| BSIL                                                  | 1                                                     |                                                       | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| SOVA                                                  | 1                                                     | 0 0                                                   | 0                                                     | 1                                                     |
| PRIVATE                                               | 25                                                    | 6                                                     | 0                                                     | 31                                                    |
| Total                                                 | 239                                                   | 271                                                   | 29                                                    | 539                                                   |

Annexure 1

| Number of Coal Mines -Statewise as on 31/03/2015   | Number of Coal Mines -Statewise as on 31/03/2015   | Number of Coal Mines -Statewise as on 31/03/2015   | Number of Coal Mines -Statewise as on 31/03/2015   | Number of Coal Mines -Statewise as on 31/03/2015   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| States                                             | Number of Mines                                    | Number of Mines                                    | Number of Mines                                    | Number of Mines                                    |
|                                                    | OC                                                 | UG                                                 | Mixed                                              | Total                                              |
| Telangana                                          | 16                                                 | 32                                                 | 0                                                  | 48                                                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 1                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 1                                                  |
| Assam                                              | 3                                                  | 1                                                  | 0                                                  | 4                                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                                       | 23                                                 | 37                                                 | 1                                                  | 61                                                 |
| J & K                                              | 0                                                  | 4                                                  | 0                                                  | 4                                                  |
| Jharkhand                                          | 80                                                 | 52                                                 | 20                                                 | 152                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                     | 24                                                 | 46                                                 | 0                                                  | 70                                                 |
| Maharashtra                                        | 44                                                 | 22                                                 | 0                                                  | 66                                                 |
| Odisha                                             | 17                                                 | 10                                                 | 0                                                  | 27                                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                      | 4                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 4                                                  |
| West Bengal                                        | 24                                                 | 67                                                 | 8                                                  | 99                                                 |
| Meghalaya                                          | 0                                                  | 3                                                  | 0                                                  | 3                                                  |
| All India                                          | 236                                                | 274                                                | 29                                                 | 539                                                |

| State &Location wise details of New Captive Coal Mines, where mining has been started during 2013-14/2014-15/ 2015-16   | State &Location wise details of New Captive Coal Mines, where mining has been started during 2013-14/2014-15/ 2015-16   | State &Location wise details of New Captive Coal Mines, where mining has been started during 2013-14/2014-15/ 2015-16   | State &Location wise details of New Captive Coal Mines, where mining has been started during 2013-14/2014-15/ 2015-16   | State &Location wise details of New Captive Coal Mines, where mining has been started during 2013-14/2014-15/ 2015-16   | State &Location wise details of New Captive Coal Mines, where mining has been started during 2013-14/2014-15/ 2015-16   | State &Location wise details of New Captive Coal Mines, where mining has been started during 2013-14/2014-15/ 2015-16   | State &Location wise details of New Captive Coal Mines, where mining has been started during 2013-14/2014-15/ 2015-16   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                         | Production Started                                                                                                      | Production Started                                                                                                      |
| Sl.No                                                                                                                   | Name of Block                                                                                                           | Name of present Owner                                                                                                   | State                                                                                                                   | Location(District)                                                                                                      | Coalfield                                                                                                               | By Prior Allocattee                                                                                                     | By Successful Bidder(After cancellation as per Supreme Court's Order dt.24.9.14                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                       | Sarishatoli                                                                                                             | CESC                                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                                             | Burdwan                                                                                                                 | Ranigunj                                                                                                                | Oct-02                                                                                                                  | Apr-15                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Talabira I                                                                                                              | GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd                                                                                             | Orissa                                                                                                                  | Sambhalpur                                                                                                              | IB Valley                                                                                                               | Oct-03                                                                                                                  | Aug,2015                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Gare Palma IV/5                                                                                                         | HINDALCO                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | Raigarh                                                                                                                 | Milupara                                                                                                                | Jun-04                                                                                                                  | Nov-15                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Chotia                                                                                                                  | BALCO                                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | Korba                                                                                                                   | HasdeoArand                                                                                                             | Jul-06                                                                                                                  | Nov-15                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Gare Palma IV/2 & IV/3                                                                                                  | CIL(Custodian)                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                         | MandRaigarh                                                                                                             | Jun-07                                                                                                                  | Jun-15                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Amelia (North)                                                                                                          | Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                          | Singrauli                                                                                                               | Singrauli                                                                                                               | 30.12.13                                                                                                                | May-15                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Pachwara (North)                                                                                                        | WBPDCL                                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                                               | Pakur                                                                                                                   | Rajmahal                                                                                                                | 14/3/14                                                                                                                 | continuing                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Gare Palma IV/4                                                                                                         | HINDALCO                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | Raigarh                                                                                                                 | MandRaigarh                                                                                                             | Sep-06                                                                                                                  | Nov-15                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Belgaon                                                                                                                 | SISCL                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                             | Nagpur/Chandrapur                                                                                                       | Wardha Valley                                                                                                           | Dec,2007                                                                                                                | Apr-15                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                      | Parsa East KantaBesan                                                                                                   | RRVUNL                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | Sarguja                                                                                                                 | MandRaigarh                                                                                                             | Feb,2013                                                                                                                | Apr-15                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                      | GangaramchawkBhadulia                                                                                                   | WBPDCL                                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                                             | Birbhum                                                                                                                 | Ranigunj                                                                                                                | Aug,2013                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                         |

## The State and location wise details of CIL's mines during 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015-16

|   SL | STATE        | DISTRICT   | SUBSIDIARY   | PROJECT       | TYPE   |
|------|--------------|------------|--------------|---------------|--------|
|    1 | JHARKHAND    | CHATRA     | CCL          | AMRAPALI      | OC     |
|    2 | JHARKHAND    | BOKARO     | CCL          | KONAR         | OC     |
|    3 | JHARKHAND    | CHATRA     | CCL          | MAGADH EXPN.  | OC     |
|    4 | JHARKHAND    | HAZARIBAGH | CCL          | PAREJ EAST    | UG     |
|    5 | CHHATTISGARH | RAIGARH    | SECL         | JAMPALI RCE   | OC     |
|    6 | CHHATTISGARH | SURGUJA    | SECL         | MAHAN (RCE)   | OC     |
|    7 | MAHARASHTRA  | CHANDRAPUR | WCL          | GOKUL OC      | OC     |
|    8 | MAHARASHTRA  | NAGPUR     | WCL          | MAKARDHOKRA-I | OC     |
|    9 | MAHARASHTRA  | CHANDRAPUR | WCL          | PENGANGA      | OC     |