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ARTICLE · 06 NOVEMBER 2015

Augmenting Domestic Coal Production

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In order to improve air transportation in India, the Government of India has proposed the setting up of a second airport near the national capital region of Delhi.

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Coal imports into India from Indonesia, South Africa and Australia have already reduced pursuant to the increased production of domestic coal. Coal India Limited (CIL) in order to further augment the domestic coal production now proposes to take up 129 new coal mining projects for taking the ultimate coal production capacity to 458 million tonnes per annum during the XII Five Year Plan.

Approval has already been received for 21 coal mining projects and the in-principle approval for 20 coal mining projects has been received. The additional coal produced from the new coal mines will improve the availability of domestic coal in India.

In order to improve air transportation in India, the Government of India has proposed the setting up of a second airport near the national capital region of Delhi.

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