(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?
(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?
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.