In an attempt to improve growth of production of Coking coal at Central Coalfield Limited (CCL), Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Coal India Limited (CIL), Pramod Agrawal chaired a review meeting at the Central Mine Planning and design Institute, (CMPDI) Headquarters in the State Capital on Thursday.
Apart from Coking coal, status of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and Coal Mine Methane (CMM) tenders and progress of new initiatives proposed by CMPDI like development of Coal e-Auction Platform, establishment of architectural and structural wing, solar and renewable energy consultancy activities of CMPDI and establishment of coal exchange were discussed.
Agrawal said there is necessity to increase the production of coking coal from CCL considering the cost of import to the country and stressed on washing of coal to meet the demand of coking coal to the extent possible and directed CMPDI to provide necessary consultancy to CCL towards this.
The CMD then visited Earth Science Museum located at CMPDI and advised to open the Museum to school children so that they could improve their knowledge. He also visited Environment Lab, Coal Petrography Lab, Chemical Lab and CBM Lab.
On this occasion, CMD, CMPDI, Shekhar Saran, CMD CCL, PM Prasad, D (T/Operations) of CCL VK Srivastava, D(T/ES) KK Mishra, D(T/RD&T), RN Jha, D(T/CRD), K Gomasta, RD, RI-III Manoj Kumar and other senior officials of CMPDI were present.
