Chhal Coal Mine
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Chhal Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Lat, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Chhal Coal Mine | Lat, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India | 22.100202, 83.110483 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5[1] | 3.85[2] | 2022[2] | Surface | Open Pit | 6.41 | 50* | 708* |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | – | – | Mand-Raigarh | Subbituminous | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| South Eastern Coalfields Ltd | Coal India | India |
Expansion/Extension
Table 6: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Project Phase | Added Capacity (Mtpa)* | Start Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[1] | Permitted[1] | Expansion[1] | – | 2.5[1] | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background on Mine
The mine, also known as the Chhal Opencast Coal Mine Project, has a capacity od 3.5 million tonnes per year. It is located on a mining lease area of 641.013 ha. The mine is operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited.
The project secured its environment clearance for expansion from 1 MTPA to 3.5 MTPA on 27 April 2010.[3]
The project proposed another expansion of coal mining from 3.5 MTPA to 6 MTPA and increase of mine lease area from 641.013 ha to 1342.86 ha. The EC has been issued in 2022. [4]
Opposition
About 400 Adivasi families once lived near the Chaal coal mine but were forced out by blasting and water contamination. [5]
The Chhal Coal mine also falls within an Elephant Corridor. People residing around the mining area fear that there will be an increase in Human-Elephant Conflict in the region. The latest in the series of events that has led to their problem is the upcoming rail corridor that cuts through the elephant territory. The project is being executed in a belt that is endowed with rich coal deposits. The Chhattisgarh government is developing a 180-km-long east rail corridor on the Kharsia-Chhal-Gharghoda-Korichhapar-Dharamjaigarh-Korba route. The project is part of two rail corridors that would be coming up in the state. The other, east-west rail corridor, will connect the Gevra and Pendra roads. [6]
Adivasis in Kunkuni allege more than 300 acres of their lands were transferred to a Bilaspur-based real estate firm, Saptarishi Infra Tech Estate, by forgery between 2009 and 2015. Villagers claim Saptarishi Infra bought large swaths of lands to sell to the mining companies in the vicinity. A unit of Vedanta Washery and Logistics Solutions Private Limited is being set up in Kunkuni (no relation to Vedanta Resources), while the coal mines of Chhal and Baraud lie within a 15-km radius of the village. [7]
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://www.secl-cil.in/writereaddata/EC%20for%20expansion%20of%20Chhal%20Opencast%20Coal%20Mining%20from%203.5%20MTPA%20to%206%20MTPA%20Letter%20no%201535.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240129173121/https://coal.nic.in/sites/default/files/2023-05/23-05-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Environment Clearance for Expansion of Chhal opencast Coalmine Project, MoEF&CC India, 27 April 2010
- ↑ "EC for expansion of Chhal Opencast Coal Mining from 3.5 MTPA to 6 MTPA Letter" SECL, August 2022
- ↑ The mine that displaced India's indigenous people, Aljazeera.com, 07 July 2016
- ↑ Chhattisgarh's elephantine problem, Business-standard article, 24 September 2016
- ↑ Illegal transfers: Adivasis in Chhattisgarh plan to criminally prosecute firms that hold their land, Scroll.in article, 17 July 2017
