As per the Annual Plan 2011-12, the total indigenous coal supply is planned at 559 MT as against the estimated demand of 696.03 MT. The gap between demand and supply is likely to be met through imports. The international price of coal fluctuates frequently & as such it is not possible to anticipate outgo of funds due to coal imports. This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Statistics and Programme Implementations, Sriprakash Jaiswal in written reply to a question in the Parliament.
The Minister said that the Ministry of Coal has taken steps to expedite Environment & Forestry clearances, pursue with Ministry of Railways for enhancing availability of rail rakes and approach State Government for necessary assistance in land acquisition and in problems relating to law and order. In addition, a series of steps have been taken by Coal India Ltd. and its subsidiaries for augmenting coal production which include (i) increasing the efficiency of the equipments, regular monitoring, mechanization as programmed and strict supervision of the existing mines and ongoing projects; (ii) Capacity addition from new and future projects; (iii) Consistent efforts for resolving issues of environmental & forestry clearances, land acquisition and law and order problems, the Minister added.
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