Question : BHUBANESWARI OPEN CAST PROJECT



(a) the production capacity of the proposed Bhubaneswari Open Cast Project (OCP) under the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.;

(b) the expected date of commissioning of the project; and

(c) the total amount of investment involved in this project?

Answer given by the minister


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

(a) to (c): Bhubaneswari Opencast Project of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited has been sanctioned by Government of India on 19.1.2005 for a target capacity of 10.00 Mty and for a capital outlay of Rs.336.68 Crores. The project is under implementation and scheduled to be completed by March, 2012.