Lok Sabha Question No. 3189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Coal Washeries
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: P.P. CHAUDHARY, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3189 TO BE ANSWERED ON  17.12.2015

## Coal Washeries

## 3189. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO: SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of coal washeries currently in operation and the amount of coal above G 10 washed during the last year State-wise;
- (b) whetherinstances of coal being utilized before washing has been reported and if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Government has received proposals from various states for the setting up of certain private coal washeries in the country;
- (d) if so, the state-wise details and status  thereof  including the  reasons  for  non-approval of proposals if any; and
- (e) the measures being taken to handle the environment concerns arising due to poor quality coal and to produce higher grade of coal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  There  are  15 washeries  currently in  operation in Coal  India Limited  (CIL) subsidiaries. Thedetails are as given below:

|   Sl.no. | Name of coal washery   | Subsidiary company   |   Capacity (Mtpa) | Location   |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------|
|        1 | Dugda-ii               | BCCL                 |              2    | Jharkhand  |
|        2 | Bhojudih               | BCCL                 |              1.7  | W. Bengal  |
|        3 | Sudamdih               | BCCL                 |              1.6  | Jharkhand  |
|        4 | Moonidih               | BCCL                 |              1.6  | Jharkhand  |
|        5 | Mahuda                 | BCCL                 |              0.63 | Jharkhand  |
|        6 | Madhuband              | BCCL                 |              2.5  | Jharkhand  |
|        7 | Kathara                | CCL                  |              3    | Jharkhand  |
|        8 | Swang                  | CCL                  |              0.75 | Jharkhand  |
|        9 | Rajrappa               | CCL                  |              3    | Jharkhand  |
|       10 | Kedla                  | CCL                  |              2.6  | Jharkhand  |
|       11 | Nandan                 | WCL                  |              1.2  | M.P        |
|       12 | Gidi                   | CCL                  |              2.5  | Jharkhand  |
|       13 | Piparwar               | CCL                  |              6.5  | Jharkhand  |
|       14 | Kargali                | CCL                  |              2.72 | Jharkhand  |
|       15 | Bina                   | NCL                  |              4.5  | U.P        |

Raw coal inferior to G10 grade fed to washery in CIL was 1.756 MT for the year 2014-15.

(b): Total  dispatch  of  coal  by  CIL  during  2014-15  was  488.862  MT.  Out  of  this, 16.340 MT (coking 5.334MT + non coking 11.006MT) of coal wasfed to washery for washing. To improve  the supply of washed  coal,  CIL has planned to install  15 newwasheries with the total capacity of 112.60 Mty. (c)&(d): No  approval  is  required  from  the  Ministry  for  setting  up  coal  washery. However,  the  company  setting  up  the  washery  is  required  to  obtain  necessary clearances form Ministry of Environment & Forest (MOEF)/Pollution Control Board. CIL  has taken  following  steps  to  handle  the  environment concerns arisingdue  to

(e): poor quality coal and to produce higher grade of coal:-

- i. Deployment  of  more  number  of  Surface  Miners  to  facilitate  selective mining.
- ii. Enhance  coal  production  from  underground  mine;  planned  52.34  MT  by 2019-20.
- iii. Fifteen  washeries  have  been  planned  for  installation  with  a  capacity  of 112.60 Million tons
- iv. Selective mining of bands of more than one meter thickness.
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