New Delhi, Dec 14 () The coal ministry on Saturday said it has allocated one mine each to state-run firms National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL).
The mines, located in Jharkhand, will boost coking coal production and reduce the steel industry’s dependence on imported coal, it added.
“The Ministry of Coal has allotted two Coking Coal mines, Rohne and Rabodih, to the Steel Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs),” it said in a statement.
Allocated under the Coal Mines (Special Provision) Act, 2015, these mines will increase coal production by more than 10 MT (million tonnes) per annum and boost the coking coal production in the country.
