The meeting, held at the Chief Minister’s residential office here, was attended by senior officials of the state government, the Union coal ministry and subsidiaries of Coal India Limited.
Primary construction work for a coal museum, the first of its kind in eastern India, has begun in the Raniganj coalfields area, the mother region for coal mining in the country.
After a 10-year-long ban, Meghalaya has officially resumed coal mining under a strict scientific and regulated framework, marking what officials call a turning point for the state’s mineral economy.
This development comes as the state continues its transition away from the controversial and hazardous rat-hole mining practices that were banned nearly a decade ago.
GAIL (India) Limited and Coal India Limited on Tuesday announced the formation of a joint venture, Coal Gas India Limited, to expand the use of synthetic natural gas.
After nearly a decade-long halt due to environmental concerns, Meghalaya is making strides towards resuming coal mining in a more regulated and scientific manner.
Recently, the government received 36 applications for scientific coal mining, of which four have secured prior approval for a mining lease, and 13 have received previous approval for a prospecting license.
The report of the committee laid down guidelines for scientific approach to coal mining with modern techniques.
The company claimed the MCL has already incurred a loss of over 2.3 million tonne (MT) coal production and despatch since April 1 this year, whereas the company suffered a financial loss of over Rs 332 crore.
As ED raid at real estate office owned by Gajaraj Group unearthed cash haul
