Dhanbad | April 10, 2016: The quality of coal supplied to clients by Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and the other subsidiaries of Coal India is a major cause of concern, said coal secretary, Anil Swaroop on Saturday while addressing the scientists of Central Institute for Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) centre, the officials of BCCL and the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL).
Swaroop said that when it comes to coal production the companies are doing pretty well but the quality of coal supplied to the clients is very poor. There are numerous complaints of coal slippage from the clients and stones are being dispatched to power plants by BCCL and other subsidiaries.
This apart, the coal secretary advised CIMFR to actively monitor the quality of coal supplied to the clients. He suggested to the institute to accredit different agencies and laboratories which would undertake the job of picking up samples from the wagons and certifying them.
In case there is any dispute on the certificate, CIMFR will be the final authority to check and certify the quality, added Swaroop.
Appreciating the technology developed by the institute that converts mine water to potable water, Swaroop said that the system will be installed in all the subsidiaries of Coal India. He also appealed to scientists to develop a technology to manage coal dust as it creates pollution which is very hazardous for the people living around the mining areas.
He also announced the opening of 15 coal washeries in different mining areas of Coal India and advised CIMFR to come up with some idea so that the effects of effluents released by the washery could be minimized.
The coal secretary said that in South Africa he came across a unique technology of implosion which causes less after-effects in comparison to the explosions that we use to break coal rocks.He also advised to form a joint team wherein the experts of Indian School of Mines (ISM), CMPDIL and CIMFR can work together.
(Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/)