Lok Sabha Question No. 2082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Setting up of Coal Washeries
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2082 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10.03.2016

## Setting up of Coal washeries

## 2082.   SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA :

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up  coal washeries in  order  to  bring  down pollution level in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b): CIL has plans to set up 15 (Fifteen) new coal washeries in different subsidiaries of CIL with a total washing capacity of 112.6 Mty.

The details are given in the table below:

| Sl. No.                | Subsidiary Company     | Name of washery        | Type                   |   Proposed Capacity (MTY) |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1                      | BCCL                   | Madhuband              | Coking                 |                       5   |
| 2                      | BCCL                   | Patherdih              | Coking                 |                       5   |
| 3                      | BCCL                   | Dahibari               | Coking                 |                       1.6 |
| 4                      | BCCL                   | Patherdih              | Coking                 |                       2.5 |
| 5                      | BCCL                   | Dugda                  | Coking                 |                       2.5 |
| 6                      | BCCL                   | Bhojudih               | Coking                 |                       2   |
| Total Coking           | Total Coking           | Total Coking           | Total Coking           |                      18.6 |
| 7                      | CCL                    | Ashoka                 | Non-coking             |                      10   |
| 8                      | CCL                    | Konar                  | Non-coking             |                       7   |
| 9                      | CCL                    | Karo                   | Non-coking             |                       7   |
| 10                     | MCL                    | Basundhara             | Non-coking             |                      10   |
| 11                     | MCL                    | Jagannath              | Non-coking             |                      10   |
| 12                     | MCL                    | Hingula                | Non-coking             |                      10   |
| 13                     | MCL                    | Ib-Valley              | Non-coking             |                      10   |
| 14                     | SECL                   | Kusmunda               | Non-coking             |                      25   |
| 15                     | SECL                   | Baroud                 | Non-coking             |                       5   |
| Total Non-coking       | Total Non-coking       | Total Non-coking       | Total Non-coking       |                      94   |
| Total Washing Capacity | Total Washing Capacity | Total Washing Capacity | Total Washing Capacity |                     112.6 |

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