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Lok Sabha
Jhanjra project of Eastern Coalfields has an estimated mineable reserve of around 200 million tonnes. The foreclosure report for the project envisages a production of 1.03 Mty, and at this rate the project will have a life of more than 100 years. The project has a potential of higher capacity with the introduction of mass production technology like continuous miner and longwall.
The proposal was discussed in the Joint Consultative Committee meeting and workers' representatives were appraised in this regard. For introduction of continuous miner, a separate project report has been approved by Coal India Limited and ECL has initiated action for introduction of this technology. For implementation of longwall mining, ECL has already submitted a project report which is presently under process of Government approval.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal, Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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