CIL has submitted preliminary plan to develop 119 mines: Govt
19 Dec 2012 5:12 AM IST
The government on Monday said Coal India (CIL) has submitted an initial perspective plan for developing 119 mines allocated to the PSU firm.
‘Ministry of Coal in May 2012 has tentatively assigned 116 coal blocks to CIL. Further, three coal blocks viz Brahmini, Chichro Pastimal and East of Damogoria from the deallocated coal blocks have been assigned to CIL for undertaking mining.
‘Coal India (CIL) has submitted a preliminary perspective plan for development of above mines,’ Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.
Earlier, CIL had expressed the hope that it can start mining in 13 of the 119 blocks allotted to it in one or two years. ‘The Coal Ministry has allotted 119 coal blocks to Coal India. Of them, we can produce coal from 13 in one or two years,’ Coal India Chairman and Managing Director S Narsing Rao had said.
‘Ministry of Coal in May 2012 has tentatively assigned 116 coal blocks to CIL. Further, three coal blocks viz Brahmini, Chichro Pastimal and East of Damogoria from the deallocated coal blocks have been assigned to CIL for undertaking mining.
‘Coal India (CIL) has submitted a preliminary perspective plan for development of above mines,’ Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.
Earlier, CIL had expressed the hope that it can start mining in 13 of the 119 blocks allotted to it in one or two years. ‘The Coal Ministry has allotted 119 coal blocks to Coal India. Of them, we can produce coal from 13 in one or two years,’ Coal India Chairman and Managing Director S Narsing Rao had said.
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