THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL AND MINES (Dr. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)
(a) & (b) As per the National Coal Resources Inventory,
carried out by Geological Survey of India (GSI), the
total geological reserves of coal in Andhra Pradesh as on
1.1.2004 are as follows:
(Figs. in Million tonnes)
CATEGORY RESERVES
Proved 8091 Indicated 6092 Inferred 2514
Total 16697
The Coal deposits in Andhra Pradesh are being explored
through regional, promotional explorations and detailed
exploration by deploying 33 drills.
Geological exploration is being carried-out systematically
in Godavari Valley Coalfield in two stages.
The Preliminary Stage viz. Regional
exploration/Promotional exploration is being carried out
by Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Mineral Exploration
Corporation Limited (MECL) by deploying 11 drills (GSI–3,
MECL -8), to identify the coal bearing areas and to
establish the coal deposits under indicated/inferred
category.
The Final Stage viz, detailed exploration is being
carried out by Singareni Collieries Company Limited by
deploying 25 drills to upgrade the Indicated/Inferred
reserves to “Proved Categoryâ€.
# The Proved reserves help in opening of new coal mines.
# During the X to XIII Five Year Plans period , it
is programmed to prove a total of 2,700 Million tonnes of
coal by SCCL through detailed exploration, involving 8.2
lakh mtrs. of drilling covering about 200 sq. kms of
area.
# During the first two years of X Plan period, a total
of 289 million tonnes of coal reserves have been proved in
Godavari Valley Coalfield, Andhra Pradesh.
