(a) the arrangements made for weighing of coal at the coal mine face immediately after
loading in the Gevra/Dipika Area of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL);
(b) the time-frame fixed to complete such task; and
(c) the details of quantity of coal being loaded from the coal-mine face area of Gevra/
Dipika of SECL per day during the last three years and the current year, till date?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)
(a): Presently there is no arrangement to weigh of coal at the face immediately after
loading in the Gevra/Dipka Area of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL). However, there is
a system of weighing coal before dispatch.
(b): It has been reported by Coal India Ltd. (CIL) that the weighbridges at quarry sites
of Dipka and Gevra OCPs is likely to be installed in a period of one year.
(c): Since there is no arrangement/system for weighment of coal loaded from face in
Gevra/Dipka, actual weighment is done, after crushing of coal, either through rail
weighbridges or through road weighbridges located near crushing plants. The quantity of
coal not dispatched but dumped on the ground is also taken into consideration on the basis
of trip factor of dumper. The quantity of coal despatched and dumped is considered for
the purpose of production and loading of coal at the face. Thus, the quantity of coal
loaded per day in above said manner is indicated below:-
GEVRA OCP
(Quantity in Tonnes Per Day) 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 (Upto 5th December,2006) 60794.44 72658.33 73510.61 73700.82
DIPKA OCP
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 (Upto 5th December,2006) 37955.56 42761.11 49830.56 48654.62