The government will merge non-coal mineral exploration and consultancy Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) into Coal India’s consultancy arm Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) to create an integrated exploration organisation.
In this regard, the Ministry of Coal has clarified that CMPDIL is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL) that provides exploration and consultancy services primarily to the coal sector. Keeping in view the scope for its business expansion in other minerals, the Government has plans for its strengthening, for which it is being considered to merge MECL into CMPDIL, an official statement said.
