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Mines closing /abandoned /discontinued due to exhaustion of reserves, safety & economic

Last three years, dispatch of coal to Power Utilities have been 91%, 92% and 86% of FSA/MOU commitment in 2011-12, 2012-13 & 2013-14

July 15, 2014. By Moulin

List of mines which would be exhausted or which would be abandoned after complete mining during the next five years is as under :

Subsidiary	Name of Mine
ECL	West Kenda OC
	Mahabir OC
	Belbaid OC
	Rajpura OC
WCL	Makardhokra – II OC
WCL	Navin Kunada OC
MCL	Chhedipada OCP
CCL	Sirka UG
	Ray Bachra UG
	Jarangdih OC
	Sel Dhori / Kalyani OC
	SDQ III OC
SECL	Dugga OC
	Banki Main
	Balgi ½ & 3/4
	Dharam UG
	Chhal OC
	Rajnagar OC
	Bartunga Hill UG
	NCPH Old
	North Chirimiri UG
	Kumda 7/8
	Bisrampur OC
	Kanchan OC
	Dhanpuri UG
	Jamuna 9/10
	Rajnagar RO
	Malga UG
	Bijuri UG
	Kapildhara UG
	Jamuna OC

During the last three years, dispatches to Power Utilities have been 91%, 92% and 86% of FSA/MOU commitment in 2011-12, 2012-13 & 2013-14 respectively as can be seen from the table below:

Dispatch of Coal and Products to Power Utility Sector from CIL (in Million Tonnes)
Year	Committed Quantity under FSA/MOU	Dispatch	% Materialisation
2011-12	344.38	312.07	91%
2012-13	374.47	345.51	92%
2013-14 (provisional)	412.30	353.82	86%

Every year, some mines are closed / abandoned / discontinued due to exhaustion of reserves, safety and economic viability. To compensate this loss and augment the production, new Projects are opened and capacity of ongoing projects is enhanced wherever feasible.

Government has taken various steps to ensure time bound production which include efforts to expedite Environment & Forest clearances, pursuing with State Government for help in expediting land acquisition and coordinated effort with Railways for movement of coal. Steps have been taken by Coal India Ltd. and its subsidiaries to augment coal production which includes capacity addition from new projects and use of mass production technologies.

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