New Delhi Mar 26 PTI Coal India-arm North Eastern Coalfields on Saturday resumed its mining operations at Tikak colliery in Assam a statement said on Saturday Mining operations at NEC were halted owing to non-availability of land for overburden dump and certain clearances Coal mining operations at North Eastern Coalfields NEC a unit of worlds largest coal company Coal India Ltd CIL resumed on Saturday with the Union Minister of Coal Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi inaugurating resumption of mining operations at Tikak colliery of NEC according to an official statement Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma was also present on the occasion Today we have resumed mining operations at Tikak colliery and it is a very important step towards development of the region The coal quality of NEC is superior and it is in high demand by several of Indias domestic industries Joshi said NEC presently operates in Tikak colliery in Margherita Assam with two opencast projects OCPs namely Tikak OCP and Tikak Extension OCP with a combined coal production capacity of four lakh tonne per annum NEC will also start producing coal from its Tirap OCP from upcoming fiscal 2022-23 NEC has planned to produce 10 lakh tonne of coal from 2023-24 Increased production in the mines will generate more revenues for the State Government more employment for the people and also support small business activities while catering to the energy demand Joshi added Coal India accounts for over 80 per cent of countrys coal production PTI SID MR

Guwahati Mar 26 PTI Coal mining at North Eastern Coalfields NEC resumed on Saturday after Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the operations at Tikak Colliery in Assams Tinsukia district Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was also present on the occasion Mining operations at NEC a unit of Coal India Limited CIL were halted due to environment-related issues in 2020The resumption of mining operations at Tikak Colliery is a very important step towards the development of the region Joshi saidThe coal quality of NEC is superior to those found in other parts and is in much demand by several domestic industries of the country he saidAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the Union Minister for his proactive initiatives for resuming mining operations at Tikak Colliery at MargheritaWith the restart of mining operations at Tikak Colliery the state government has fulfilled yet another promise made to the people during the last assembly election Sarma said Highlighting that the Assam Government is committed to maintaining a balance between development and the environment the chief minister said While operationalising Tikak Colliery we have ensured that mining activities continue in sync with natureOur government has extended all co-operation to Coal India Limited in resolving environmental and all other issues that had stalled the functioning of the North Eastern CoalfieldsNEC presently operates in Tikak Colliery with two opencast projects OCPs namely Tikak OCP and Tikak Extension OCP with a combined coal production capacity of 4 lakh tonne per annumNEC will also start producing coal from its Tirap Open Cast Mine from 2022-23 fiscal with a target to produce 10 lakh tonne of the mineral per annum PTI DG MM MM

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 26 (ANI): Coal mining operations at North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), a unit of Coal India Limited (CIL), resumed on Saturday soon after Union Minister Pralhad Joshi along with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the unit at Tikak Colliery of NEC at Margherita in Tinsukia district.