CIL to Explore 22.4 billion tonnes Coal Resources
During the year 2010-11, several blocks of coal resources are under exploration by Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries companies in various States and after conclusion of exploration in these blocks, in different time period, about 22.4 Billion Tonnes of coal resources will be upgraded to proved category. This was stated by Minister of State for Coal, Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal in reply to a question in Lok Sabha Today.
He said that as per the Mid Term Appraisal carried out by the Planning Commission, the total demand of coal in the terminal year of Eleventh Five Year Plan period is estimated as 713.24 Million Tonnes and the supply/production is assessed as 600.02 Million Tonnes. The estimated gap of 113.22 Million Tonnes between the projected demand and domestic supply of coal is proposed to be met through imports by the consumers. Following measures have been taken to increase production and to meet the demand of coal :-
(i) CIL has been asked to increase production from existing mines and expedite production from new projects.
(ii) 208 coal blocks have been allotted to different consumers. State and Central Government companies are being allotted coal mining blocks without restriction of captive mining.
(iii) Exploration for new coal blocks has been expedited.
(iv) Procedure for project approvals has been streamlined.
(v) Mechanization/modernization of existing mines.
(vi) Improvement in equipment utilisation.
(viii) Increasing productivity in underground and opencast mines.
(viii) Timely implementation of projects.
(ix) Exploration capacity of Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited being increased from existing 2 Lakh meters per annum to 4 Lakh meters per annum of drilling by end of Eleventh Five Year Plan (2011-12).
During the year 2010-11, several blocks of coal resources are under exploration by Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries companies in various States and after conclusion of exploration in these blocks, in different time period, about 22.4 Billion Tonnes of coal resources will be upgraded to proved category. This was stated by Minister of State for Coal, Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal in reply to a question in Lok Sabha Today.
He said that as per the Mid Term Appraisal carried out by the Planning Commission, the total demand of coal in the terminal year of Eleventh Five Year Plan period is estimated as 713.24 Million Tonnes and the supply/production is assessed as 600.02 Million Tonnes. The estimated gap of 113.22 Million Tonnes between the projected demand and domestic supply of coal is proposed to be met through imports by the consumers. Following measures have been taken to increase production and to meet the demand of coal :-
(i) CIL has been asked to increase production from existing mines and expedite production from new projects.
(ii) 208 coal blocks have been allotted to different consumers. State and Central Government companies are being allotted coal mining blocks without restriction of captive mining.
(iii) Exploration for new coal blocks has been expedited.
(iv) Procedure for project approvals has been streamlined.
(v) Mechanization/modernization of existing mines.
(vi) Improvement in equipment utilisation.
(viii) Increasing productivity in underground and opencast mines.
(viii) Timely implementation of projects.
(ix) Exploration capacity of Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited being increased from existing 2 Lakh meters per annum to 4 Lakh meters per annum of drilling by end of Eleventh Five Year Plan (2011-12).
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