Question : REQUEST TO AUGMENT THE CAPACITY OF ARYAN COAL WASHERY



(a) whether the Government has received any request for augmenting the existing capacity of Aryan Coal Washery, Dipika from 7 million to 12 million;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken by the Government thereon?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)

(a) to (c) : Yes, Sir. A request from M/s Aryan Coal Beneficiation Private Limited(ACBPL) was received in the Ministry of Coal in August 2006 for expansion of capacity of their existing Dipika washery from 7 million tonnes per annum to 12 million tonnes per annum. Accordingly, a committee headed by Shri K.K. Saran, Director(Technical/Operation), Western Coalfields Limited was constituted by Coal India Limited on capacity assessment of Dipika Washery of M/s Aryan Coal Beneficiation Private Limited and others. The Committee in its interim report submitted in January 2007 has assessed the capacity of M/s ACBPL as 9 million tonnes as per which the coal company has commenced dispatches of coal to the linked consumer for washing. However in the final report submitted by the Committee in April 2007 to Coal India Limited, the capacity of M/s ACBPL has been recommended as 12 million tonnes per annum which is under consideration of CIL.