GSI and CMPDIL Explore New Coal and Lignite Blocks: Detailed Report Released
Regional Coal and Lignite block exploration are done by Geological Survey ofIndia (GSI), Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) and Private companies. Details areas under:
Details of number of new regional coal and lignite blocks explored by GSI:
| State | No. of Blocks
during2021-22 |
No. of Blocks
during2022-23 |
No.ofBlocksduring2023-24 |
| AndhraPradesh | |||
| Assam | |||
| Chhattisgarh | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| MadhyaPradesh | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Nagaland | 1 | ||
| Odisha | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jharkhand | |||
| WestBengal | 1 | 1 | |
| Maharashtra | 1 | ||
| Bihar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | |||
| Telangana | 1 | 1 | |
| Tamilnadu | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GrandTotal | 7 | 11 | 10 |
Details of the number of new regional coal and Lignite blocks explored by CMPDI
| State | No. of Blocksduring2021-22 | No. of Blocks
during2022-23 |
No. of Blocks
during2023-24 |
| AndhraPradesh | |||
| Assam | 1 | 3 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| MadhyaPradesh | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Nagaland | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Odisha | 3 | 2 | |
| Jharkhand | 2 | 7 | |
| WestBengal | 1 | ||
| Maharashtra | 2 | 5 | |
| Bihar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 1 | ||
| Telangana | 1 | ||
| Tamilnadu | 2 | ||
| Rajasthan | 3 | ||
| GrandTotal | 24 | 23 | 42 |
During the exploration activities from 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24, the total quantity of coal/lignite resources added is given below:
| State | Resource(in Million Tonne) | ||
| Inferred | Reconnaissance | Totalresource | |
| Coal | |||
| Odisha | 11179.98 | 3117.41 | 14297.39 |
| Chhattisgarh | 5648.21 | 2247.60 | 7895.80 |
| MadhyaPradesh | 463.88 | 815.03 | 1278.91 |
| Bihar | – | 1584.14 | 1,584.14 |
| Telangana | 19.10 | – | 19.10 |
| WestBengal | 458.59 | – | 458.59 |
| AndhraPradesh | 1618.70 | 606.86 | 2225.56 |
| Jharkhand | 1946.46 | 35.25 | 1981.71 |
| Nagaland | 85.52 | 31.89 | 117.41 |
| TotalCoal | 21420.44 | 8438.18 | 29858.61 |
| Lignite | |||
| TamilNadu | – | 1045.76 | 1045.76 |