Coal India Ltd (CIL) is all set to implement a state-of-the-art technology with the thrust to improve productivity of underground coal mining. ?We have floated global tenders and are inviting bids from global players to select the best state of art technology,? KS Kropha, joint secretary, ministry of coal, said.
Declining to give specifics on the amount to be investment in the technology, minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia said, ?The investment will be funded through internal accruals.?
During the previous fiscal, coal production from underground mines was only about 12% of the total production. Hence keeping in mind the futuristic needs, the current thinking is to put higher thrust on in underground mining.
Coal India Ltd in its invitation for tenders has invited expression of interest for assessment of current status of technology covering the entire gamut of mining and related activities and benchmark them against the best world standards under similar geo-mining set-ups. It also seeks to prepare a road map for implementation of the relevant technology on mine-to-mine basis.
