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07 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 4: A total of 12 existing mines of various subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd (CIL) have been according environmental clearance (EC) during the first eight months (April-November) of 2015-16, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said in a written reply in parliament.
Twelve projects of Coal India Limited (CIL) have been accorded Environmental Clearance (EC) till December 1 of the current financial year, Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy said.
A total of 32.83 million tons (mt) of additional coal can be mined from the 12 projects following the grant of EC.
Of the total 12 mines, five were under Western Coalfields Ltd, two each were under South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) and Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) and one each in Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) and Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL), he said.
Besides, EC, another four projects – one each from MCL, CCL, SECL and WCL- have been accorded Stage II Forestry Clearance (FC), the minister said.
Following table gives details of the projects that were accorded EC between April and November 2015:
SL |
Name of the Company |
Project |
Total EC |
Incr EC |
1 |
Western Coalfields Limited |
Kamptee Deep OC |
2.00 |
0.50 |
2 |
Western Coalfields Limited |
Juna-Kunada OC Expn |
1.50 |
0.30 |
3 |
South Eastern Coalfields Limited |
Chirimiri OCP |
2.70 |
2.70 |
4 |
Eastern Coalfields Limited |
Cluster 4 |
7.71 |
7.71 |
5 |
Eastern Coalfields Limited |
Cluster 11 |
10.90 |
9.37 |
6 |
South Eastern Coalfields Limited |
Bijari OC |
2.25 |
2.25 |
7 |
Western Coalfields Limited |
Junad Extn |
1.50 |
0.50 |
8 |
Northern Coalfields Limited |
Amlohri OC |
14.00 |
4.00 |
9 |
Western Coalfields Limited |
Niljai OC |
3.50 |
0.00 |
10 |
Central Coalfields Limited |
Pichri OC |
1.50 |
1.50 |
11 |
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited |
Hingula Extn. OC |
15.00 |
3.00 |
12 |
Western Coalfields Limited |
Makardhokra-I peak |
2.00 |
1.00 |
Total |
64.56 |
32.83 |
Projects granted Stage II FC during 2015-16
Name of the Company |
Name of Projects |
Area of forest land (in Ha.) |
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited |
Samleshwari OCP |
21.87 |
South Eastern Coalfields Limited |
Gevra Expansion OC |
803.11 |
Central Coalfields Limited |
Rohini Phase-II OCP |
74.81 |
Western Coalfields Limited |
Mohan OC Phase-III Jamai Block |
48.92 |
Total |
948.70 |