Question : Land Acquired for Coal Production

(a) the name of the companies under the control of Coal India Limited (CIL) that have acquired agriculture and forest land for coal production during the last three years along with the area acquired by each of these companies;
(b) the company-wise area of the land lying unused out of the total acquired land at present;
(c) the reasons for this unnecessary acquisition; and
(d) the company-wise area of the coal mines being fully utilized and the land adjacent to them along with the details of the use thereof''?

MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES
(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a): There are seven coal producing subsidiaries namely, ECL, BCCL, CCL, NCL, WCL, SECL and MCL under the control of Coal India Limited that have acquired agriculture and forest land for coal production. The subsidiary-wise details of land acquisition in the last three years are as under:-
(Area in Ha.)
Subsidiary 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
ECL 126.73 134.34 179.75
BCCL 0.00 0.00 0.00
CCL 7590.47 306.67 74.30
NCL 0.00 0.00 0.00
WCL 165.40 30.25 72.20
SECL 3484.714 1366.66 209.777
MCL 0.00 0.00 0.00



(b): At present, the company-wise area of the land lying unused out of the total acquired land are given below:-

Subsidiary Area of unused land
ECL 73.33 Ha.
BCCL Nil
CCL Nil
NCL 945 Ha.
WCL 556.09 Ha.
SECL Nil
MCL Nil

(c): No land was acquired unnecessarily. Land will be utilised as per mine development plan.

(d): Information is being collected.


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