Dhanbad | Jan 10, 2017: A five-day training program began here on Monday at Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), in which participants from different companies like ONGC, CIL, Geological Survey of India and institutes like IITs, NITs, central universities and R&D Institutes discussed the need to speed up technological development and production of coal-bed methane in the country.

The program was inaugurated by Directorate General of Mines Safety director Rahul Guha. In the meeting, Guha advised for a more comprehensive and coherent co-operation between coal companies and oil and natural gas companies to increase the coal-bed methane production in India.

Amalendu Sinha, former director, CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)-CIMFR discussed the dual benefits of coal-bed methane production in relation with environment protection. He also listed the safety measures required to be adopted in the coal mines.

Guha also expressed his concerns over the slow catch-up for commercial scale CBM production in India.

(Source: http://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/)