GMDC’s lignite production dips after closure of Panandhro mine
The state-run Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (GMDC) — the largest seller of lignite in the country — has seen a 24 per cent decline in production of lignite during 2019-20, especially after it closed one of its biggest mine at Panandhro in Kutch.
In the annual report tabled in the Gujarat Assembly during the recently concluded Budget session, the company stated that its lignite production has fallen to 69.56 lakh metric tonne from the 91.90 lakh metric tonne in 2018-19.
The company also stated that it is left with five lignite mines after it closed the Panandhro mine.
“Panandhro was the biggest of the lignite mines. We had to close it after reserves exhausted. The quality of lignite from this mine was good,” Arun Solanki, managing director of GMDC told The Indian Express.
