(a) whether any new coal reserve has been identified in the country; and
(b) if so, the names of the places alongwith approximate coal reserve that have been found in those areas, State-wise; Location-wise?
(a) whether any new coal reserve has been identified in the country; and
(b) if so, the names of the places alongwith approximate coal reserve that have been found in those areas, State-wise; Location-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)
(a) Yes Sir. Geological Survey of India (GSI) has established additional resources of
coal of about 12.5 billion tonnes during the Xth Plan period in several coalfields of India.
(b) The details of the State-wise and location-wise data is given in the Annexure.