Question : COAL LIGNITE RESERVES

(a): the details of coal/lignite reserves in the country, State-wise:

(b): whether any new reserve has been found during the last three years;

(c): if so, the details thereof, location-wise; and

(d): the details of the existing coal/lignite reserve that would last at the current rate of mining and usage?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL & MINES (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) State-wise total coal reserves in the country as assessed by Geological Survey of India as on 1.1.2002 in the country are as under:

 (Million Tonnes)


State	Depth Proved Indicated Inferred Total	(m)

West Bengal 0-1200 11099.48 11162.82 4156.95 26419.25
Bihar 0-300 0.00 0.00 160.00 160.00
Jharkhand 0-1200 35234.60 28986.64 6281.57 70502.81
Madhya Pradesh 0-1200 6857.20 7865.71 3233.87 17956.78
Chhattisgarh 0-600 7626.72 23639.69 4108.49 35374.90
Uttar Pradesh 0-300 765.98 295.82 0.00 1061.80
Maharashtra 0-1200 4494.92 2049.77 1536.00 8080.69
Orissa 0-1200 13079.82 29809.10 15123.30 58012.22
Andhra Pradesh 0-1200 7729.13 5459.26 2447.70 15636.09
Assam 0-600 279.30 26.83 34.01 340.14
Arunachanl 0-300 31.23 40.11 18.89 90.23
Pradesh
Meghalya 0-300 117.83 40.89 300.71 459.43
Nagaland 0-300 3.43 1.35 15.16 19.94
Grand Total 0-1200 87319.69 109377.99 37416.65 234114.28
Lignite reserves in the country as on 1.1.2001 are as under:

(In million tonnes)

State Proved Indicate Inferred Total
d
Tamil Nadu 2100.00 9575.87 18598.98 30274.85
Rajasthan 609.12 823.89 948.55 2381.56
Gujarat 987.50 725.00 - 1712.50
J&K 20.25 107.59 127.84
Others 108.30 108.30
Total 3696.62 11145.01 19763.42 34605.05

(b) & (c): About 25,362 million tonnes of coal reserves have been added into the inventory during the last three years (coal reserves as on 1.1.99 was 208.752 billion tonnes).

Details of addition of coal reserves are as under:
Sl.No. Coalfields Addition of reserve in million tonnes

1. Raniganj 330.92

2. Birbhum 181.62

3. East Bokaro 1031.35

4. West Bokaro 49.79

5. North Karanpura 534.81
6. Rajmahal 290.26

7 Umaria 102.36

8. Pench Kanhan 221.87

9. Patherkhera 3.95
10. Sohagpur 596.67
11. Singrauli 2921.09
12. Sonhat 519.07
13. Bisrampur 13.30
14. Lakhanpur 137.51
15. Hasdeo-Arand 480.48
16. Korba 33.29
17. Mand-Raigarh 5361.37
18. Tatapani-Ramkola 168.37
19. Wardha Valley 134.45
20. Kamptee 753.81
21. Umrer-Makardhokra 101.30
22. Bander 98.12
23. Nand 23.93
24. Ib-River 553.09
25. Talcher 8397.93
26. Godavari Valley 2298.82
27. Makum 19.93

The lignite reserves added during the preceding three years period	from 1.1.2001 is given below:

State/ Block Area in Sq.Km Addition of reserve in million tonnes

(a) Tamilnadu 
1. West of Bahur13.15 58.60

2. Vadaseri 29.00 475.00
(b) Rajasthan 
1. South Barmer 2.56 29.26
(c) Gujarat 
1. Barkhan Dam 5.78 7.19

2. Panandhro 4.10 14.45
Extn. 21.90 183.10
3. Tadhkeshwar

Total 767.60

(d): Sub-Group II on Coal & Lignite and Coal Bed Methane for X Plan have tentatively estimated extractable coal reserve of 37.86 billion tonnes in proved, indicated and inferred categories, out of total coal reserve of 220 billion tonnes as on 1.1.2001. Considering current coal production level, the extractable coal reserves will last for more than 100 years.

Under proven category, the balance mineable reserves of lignite has been estimated at about 2.13 billion tonnes. At the current rate of production this reserve will last for more than 85 years.

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