Delays in land, green nod slow down over Rs. 400 cr CIL projects: Govt.

Coal India projects worth at least Rs. 400 crore, expected to add about 50 million tonnes in output, have been held up due to delays in environmental clearance and land acquisition, the government recently said.

The development comes at a time when the country is battling with less coal output, which has impacted power generation.

'A total of 20 coal projects costing Rs. 20 crores and above could not be started due to constraints of land acquisition and environmental clearance in Coal India Limited/its subsidiary companies,' Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal informed Lok Sabha in a written reply.

These projects, if implemented, could augment Coal India annual production by 52 million tonnes, Goyal said.

The projects pertain to various Coal India arms including CCL, WCL, SECL and ECL.


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