Kolkata: Coal IndiaNSE -0.98 % must add 22,000 jobs and acquire more land to help achieve the set output target of a billion tonnes of the solid fuel, government estimates showed.
The state-owned miner needs to acquire 37,272 hectares of land in the next four years, and the exercise may affect 42,537 families in about 300 villages. Another 45% of the land is under forests, requiring clearances that take a year. Only 2.2% of the land already belongs to the government.
Coal India provides jobs to one or two members of affected families. Often, people demand jobs for every family member, and at times refuse to part with land, lading to delays and cost overruns.
