On Day 2 of captive coal mines review, private companies such as Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Power, Bhushan Steel and Tata Sponge Iron Ltd presented their mining plans.
Reliance Power's Chief Executive Officer J.P. Chalasani said that his company has presented before the inter-ministerial panel mining plans related to coal blocks attached with Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project.
On September 3, Reliance Power announced production of coal from mines at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh. There will be annual production of 20 million tonnes from the Moher and Moher-Amlohri coal mines associated with the Sasan project, the company had said.
Bhushan Steel & Strips Ltd discussed its Patrapara in Orissa for its sponge iron plant. Neeraj Singal, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director of the company presented its case.
Ujjwal Chatterjee, chief operating officer of Tata Sponge, said environment and forest clerances are the major hurdles in developing coal mines. Radhikapur (East) coal block in Talcher, Orissa has been allocated to the company.
Chatterjee said that the company would begin production from the block in next 18 months.