(a) whether the Government plans to constitute a commission for coal mines in India and if so, the details therefor;
(b) the details of the locations of coal mines from where coal has been extracted along with the quantity of coal produced therefrom;
(c) whether special arrangements have been made using latest methodology to safeguard the employees of coal mines; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF COAL, MINES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)
(a) Government has no proposal to constitute a commission for coal mines in India.
(b) The details of the locations of coal mines from where coal has been extracted along with the quantity of raw coal produced during 2020-21 is given below:
STATE Production (Million Tonnes)
Coal India Limited
West Bengal 26.09
Jharkhand 18.92
Eastern Coalfields Limited 45.01
West Bengal 0.004
Jharkhand 24.65
Bharat Coking Coal Limited 24.66
Jharkhand 62.59
Central Coalfields Limited 62.59
Uttar Pradesh 17.02
Madhya Pradesh 98.03
Northern Coalfields Limited 115.04
Madhya Pradesh 3.02
Maharastra 47.26
Western Coalfields Limited 50.28
Madhya Pradesh 9.94
Chhattisgarh 140.66
South Eastern Coalfields Limited 150.61
Odisha 148.01
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited 148.01
Assam (Northern Eastern Coalfields) 0.04
Coal India Limited (Grand Total) 596.22
Singareni Collieries Company Limited
Telengana 50.58
(Note: The figures are rounded off to two digit)
In addition to above, the details of production from 33 coal mines allocated under Coal Mines(Special Provisions) Act, 2015 are given below:
Coal Production till June 2021 from coal mines allocated under CMSP Act, 20015
S.No. State Mine Allocattee Cumulative Coal Production till June 2021 (million ton)
1 Chhattisgarh Chotia BALCO 1.97
2 Gare Palma IV/4 Hindalco Industries Ltd 3.822
3 Gare Palma IV/5 Hindalco Industries Ltd 2.35
4 Gare Palma IV/8 Ambuja Cements Pvt Ltd 0.705
5&6 Parsa East &KantaBesan Rajasthan RajyaVidyutUtpadan Nigam Ltd 70.952
7 Talaipalli NTPC 1.184
8 Gare Palma Sector-III Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co. Ltd. 2.475
9 Jharkhand Kathautia Hindalco Industries Ltd 1.731
10 Pachwara North WBPDCL 6.83
11 Madhya Pradesh
Amelia North Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd 17.66
12 SialGhogri Reliance Cement Co .Pvt Ltd 0.572
13 Maharashtra Belgaon Sunflag Iron & steel Ltd 1.235
14 MarkiMangli -I TopworthUrja& Metals Ltd 0.891
15 MarkiMangli -III B S Ispat Ltd 0.002
.16-21 Baranj I,II ,III ,IV ,Kilori&Manoradeep KPCL 0.287
22 Odisha Dulanga NTPC 6.024
23 Manoharpur Odisha Coal & Power Ltd 3.528
24 Talabira I GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd 0.981
25 Talabira II & III NLC 1.464
26 Telengana Tadicherla -I Telengana state Power Generation Corp Ltd 4.936
27 West Bengal
Barjore WBPDCL 1.21
28 Barjora North WBPDCL 1.629
29 Sarisatoli CESC 11.81
30 Ardhgram OCL Iron & Steel Ltd 0.276
31&32 Gangaramchak and Bhadulia WBPDCL 1.983
33 TransDamodar Durgapur Projects Ltd 0.188
Total 146.695
(c& d). Yes sir. The special arrangements that have been made by using the latest methodology/technology to safeguard the employees of coal mines are as under:
(i). Preparation and implementation of risk assessment based Safety Management Plans (SMPs).
(ii). Preparation and implementation of Principal Hazards Management Plans (PHMPs) along with Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP).
(iii). Formulation and compliance of Site-specific Risk Assessment based Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
(iv). Conducting safety audit of mines.
(v). Online Centralized Safety Monitoring System has been developed for monitoring different safety parameters.
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