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Rajya Sabha
Coal India Limited (CIL), the public sector coal major is upgrading the equipments from time to time depending upon the need and the efficiency. The techniques and strategies adopted in India compare favourable with international practices and best suited for geological nature of India coalfields.
CIL recently imported two high-tech geophysical instruments for borehole logging. Two deep capacity drills are expected by September 2005 for taking up exploration of deep-seated coal seams. Better softwares / equipments for geological modeling, web enabling and coal bed methane assessment in coal are also under process of procurement within the Xth Plan period.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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