CIL Sets Roadmap for Development of Underground Coal Mines in India
Coal India Ltd. recently organized a Stakeholders Meet at its headquarters in Kolkata, focusing on the promotion of underground coal mines in India and the roadmap for the development of such mines in the country.
CIL Sets Roadmap for Development of Underground Coal Mines in India
NEW DELHI- Coal India Ltd. recently organized a Stakeholders Meet at its headquarters in Kolkata, focusing on the promotion of underground coal mines in India and the roadmap for the development of such mines in the country.
The Chairman of CIL, Shri Pramod Agrawal, highlighted the importance of underground mining, which is considered socially and environmentally friendly and economically viable in the long run.
Shri Agrawal emphasized the need for enhancing production and productivity from existing mines and planning for new underground mines, particularly in areas where the quality of coal is good. He also stressed the importance of building an ecosystem that supports the growth of underground mining in India.
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He highlighted that an excellent work culture, quick decision making, and indigenization of equipment manufacturing are crucial for the success of underground mining.
The Stakeholders Meet was attended by senior officials from CIL headquarters and its subsidiaries, including Shri Vinay Ranjan, Director (P&IR) CIL, Shri Debasish Nanda, Director (Business Development) CIL, and Shri Mukesh Choudhary, Director (Marketing), along with experts from the industry and research institutions specializing in underground mining. The event was held in a hybrid mode, accommodating both in-person and virtual participation.
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Coal India Limited (CIL) the state-owned coal mining corporate came into being in November 1975. With a modest production of 79 Million Tonnes (MTs) at the year of its inception CIL, today is the single largest coal producer in the world and one of the largest corporate employer with manpower of 248550 (as on 1st April, 2022). CIL functions through its subsidiaries in 84 mining areas spread over eight (8) states of India.
Coal India Limited has 318 mines (as of 1st April 2022) of which 141 are underground, 158 opencast, and 19 mixed mines and also manages other establishments like workshops, hospitals, and so on. CIL has 21 training Institutes and 76 Vocational Training Centres.
Indian Institute of Coal Management (IICM) as a state-of-the-art Management Training ‘Centre of Excellence’ – the largest Corporate Training Institute in India - operates under CIL and conducts multi-disciplinary programmes.
CIL is a Maharatna company - a privileged status conferred by the Government of India to select state-owned enterprises in order to empower them to expand their operations and emerge as global giants. The select club has only ten members out of more than three hundred Central Public Sector Enterprises in the country.
CIL has ten fully owned Indian subsidiary companies, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), CIL Navi Karniya Urja Limited for development of non-conventional/clean & renewable energy and CIL Solar PV Limited for development of solar photovoltaic module. In addition, CIL has a foreign subsidiary in Mozambique namely Coal India Africana Limitada (CIAL). Further CIL has four Joint Venture companies- Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited, Talcher Fertilizers Ltd., CIL NTPC Urja Pvt. Ltd. and Coal Lignite Urja Vikas Private Limited.
The mines in Assam i.e. North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) are managed directly by CIL.
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd is having four (4) Subsidiaries, SECL has two (2) Subsidiaries and CCL has one (1) subsidiary.
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