Lok Sabha Question No. 807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Review of Proposals for New Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 807 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## Review of Proposals for New Mines

## 807. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to review the previous / pending proposals of new mines in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  new  proposals  of  Northern  Coalfields  Limited,  South  Eastern Coalfields Limited, and Western Coalfields Limited in Madhya Pradesh pending with the Government and the time by which the said proposals are likely to be cleared; and
- (d) whether any steps are being taken to commence the Sharada Project of Western Coalfields Limited and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Periodic  review  and  monitoring  of  the  projects  is  an  on-going  process. Projects are reviewed at area level on fortnightly basis and at company head quarter level on  monthly  basis.      At  Government  level,  Ministry  of  Coal  reviews  the  status  of  the implementation of projects costing Rs.150 crore and above on quarterly basis.   Further all the pending issues of the on-going projects are being monitored regularly through Coal Project Monitoring Portal (e-CPMP) under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Coal).  Also the  project  monitoring  group  of  Cabinet  Secretariat  monitors  the  pending  issues  of  the projects  on  monthly  basis.    Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation monitors the status of on-going projects costing Rs.150 crore and above on monthly and quarterly basis.

(c): Fresh / New Forestry Clearance (FC) proposal with regard to Northern Coalfields Limited  (NCL),  South  Eastern  Coalfields  Limited  (SECL)  &  Western  Coalfields  Limited (WCL) pending at Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)  and State  Government.    The  table  below  shows  that  clearance  of  11  out  of  13  projects  are pending at the level of State Government

| Name of Project   | Subsidiary   |   Forest Area (Ha) | Stage-I or Stage-II   | Pending at   | Status of EC   |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------|----------------|
| Nigahi OC         | NCL          |             424.52 | Stage-I               | State level  | Exists         |
| Dudhichua OC      | NCL          |             467.8  | Stage-I               | State level  | Exists         |

| Mahakali OC   | WCL   |   193.19 | Stage-I   | State level   | Exists                                                                                  |
|---------------|-------|----------|-----------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chatarpur-I   | WCL   |    39.82 | Stage-I   | State level   | Exists                                                                                  |
| Tawa-II       | WCL   |   201.11 | Stage-I   | State level   | EC Application made for enhanced EC from 0.60 to 0.95 - subject to clearance of St-I FC |
| Jamuniya UG   | WCL   |    54.63 | Stage-I   | State level   | Exists                                                                                  |
| Maori UG      | WCL   |   255.11 | Stage-I   | State level   | Exists                                                                                  |
| Dhau North UG | WCL   |    57.61 | Stage-I   | State level   | EC Application pending - subject to clearance of St-I FC                                |
| Tandsi UG     | WCL   |   186.29 | Stage-I   | State level   | Exists                                                                                  |
| Bhakra UG     | WCL   |    43.41 | Stage-I   | State level   | Exists                                                                                  |
| Singori OC    | WCL   |    15.19 | Stage-I   | MOEF&CC       | Exists                                                                                  |
| Rampur Batura | SECL  |    76.84 | Stage-I   | State level   | NO EC, Fresh application to be made                                                     |
| Dhanpuri OC   | SECL  |     4.1  | Stage-II  | MOEF&CC       | Exists                                                                                  |

(d): The Project Report (PR) of Sharada project of WCL is under review for viability of the project.

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