New Delhi. 28 July : Amrit Lal Meena, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, in his keynote address at the “National Seminar 2023 on Washing of Coal – Challenges & Opportunities” stressed on reducing coal imports, increasing washery capacity for coking and non-coking coal, and using cutting-edge technologies to boost coal production.
The seminar was organized by the Indian National Committee (IMC) of the World Mining Congress (WMC) at New Delhi.
M. Nagaraju, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, emphasized on tactical investments in research and development, technical optimization, and removing impediments in transport to unlock the full potential of coal washing.
P.M. Prasad, Chairman, Coal India, stated that CIL has joined hands with the Ministry of Coal and has embarked on Mission Coking Coal since 2021. He stressed the need for washeries for both coking and non-coking coal and stated that more washeries would be built in coming years by CIL to assure a continuous supply of high-quality coal.
Dr. B. Veera Reddy, Director (Technical), CIL, speaking at the event, said that Coal India Limited is focused on enhancing the capacity of coking coal washeries through setting up new ones, renovating old washeries and also leasing old washeries to the steel sector.
