Coal India arm CMPDIL to see viability of merger of NTPC’s two mines in Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI: Coal India’s consultancy arm CMPDIL has been roped in by NTPC to make separate mining plans for Banai and Bhalumuda coal mines in Chhattisgarh with an aim to maximise the extractable reserves by merging operations of the two mines.

The coal ministry had recently asked NTPC to prepare separate mining plans for both the blocks, an official said. “In March 2018, NTPC requested the coal ministry to consider merger of these mines. After pursuing it for the past two years, in February this year, the coal ministry asked NTPC for separate mining plans and asked the PSU to try for more mine capacity,” the official said.