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CIL to avail green mining options, grow underground production
COAL & MINING

CIL to avail green mining options, grow underground production

Intro: CIL intends to create a green canopy surrounding its mining sites Chairman of Coal India Limited (CIL), Pramod Agrawal, told the media that the company aims at green mining options and increasing production from its underground coal mines, which are favourable for a cleaner ecosystem through installing various technologies.

It comes at the time of global climate change due to burning fossil fuels, including coal, causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

For a cleaner coal transportation, CIL has been setting up coal handling plants or silos in 35 projects under Phase-I of the first-mile connectivity and even highlighted its continuation in Phase II.

Agrawal said that the company also aims at green mining options and plans to increase its underground output.

He said that CIL is committed to the conservation of the environment and creating a green canopy around its mining sites. The public sector facility had planted over 30.4 lakh saplings in FY22, increasing its green cover to 1,468.5 hectares.

He added that 27 eco-parks, and mine tourism projects had been developed till now. The satellite surveillance system shows that 76 major open-cast projects have reclaimed about 62.5% of the excavated area, confining the active mining area to 37.5%.

CIL created a green cover of around 2 hectares of land for each hectare of land degraded due to mining.

Presently, CIL accounts for more than 80%of domestic coal output in the country.

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Also read: Environmentally sustainable mining practices in India

Intro: CIL intends to create a green canopy surrounding its mining sites Chairman of Coal India Limited (CIL), Pramod Agrawal, told the media that the company aims at green mining options and increasing production from its underground coal mines, which are favourable for a cleaner ecosystem through installing various technologies. It comes at the time of global climate change due to burning fossil fuels, including coal, causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For a cleaner coal transportation, CIL has been setting up coal handling plants or silos in 35 projects under Phase-I of the first-mile connectivity and even highlighted its continuation in Phase II. Agrawal said that the company also aims at green mining options and plans to increase its underground output. He said that CIL is committed to the conservation of the environment and creating a green canopy around its mining sites. The public sector facility had planted over 30.4 lakh saplings in FY22, increasing its green cover to 1,468.5 hectares. He added that 27 eco-parks, and mine tourism projects had been developed till now. The satellite surveillance system shows that 76 major open-cast projects have reclaimed about 62.5% of the excavated area, confining the active mining area to 37.5%. CIL created a green cover of around 2 hectares of land for each hectare of land degraded due to mining. Presently, CIL accounts for more than 80%of domestic coal output in the country. Image Source Also read: Environmentally sustainable mining practices in India

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