MoU Signed with SAIL for Joint Development of Two Coking Coal Blocks in West Bengal
BCCL and SAIL have signed an MoU for joint development and operation of SAIL's Indikatta Ramnagore block and BCCL's East of Damagoria (Kalyaneshwari) block in West Bengal.
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- Combined Peak Capacity
- 4.0 million tonnes per year
- Phase-1 Extractable Reserves
- about 79 million tonnes
- Geographic Location
- West Bengal - Indikatta Ramnagore block and East of Damagoria (Kalyaneshwari) block
- Phase-1 Mining Plan
- Mining in Kalyaneshwari with dumping at Ramnagore
What was announced
Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the joint development and operation of two adjacent coal blocks in West Bengal: SAIL's Indikatta Ramnagore coal block and BCCL's East of Damagoria (Kalyaneshwari) coal block.
Key figures
- Combined peak rated capacity of the two blocks: 4.0 million tonnes per annum
- Estimated extractable reserves in Phase-1: about 79 million tonnes
How the joint operation is planned
- Phase-1: mining at the Kalyaneshwari block, with overburden dumping at the Ramnagore block.
- Phase-2: the reverse order is proposed.
- The arrangement involves coordinated mining and overburden management across both blocks.
Why it matters
BCCL describes this as a step towards integrated use of coal resources, aimed at boosting domestic coking coal production and securing raw material availability for the Indian steel industry, in line with the Government of India's Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision. It also marks closer cooperation between two central public sector enterprises.
An MoU sets out the intent and framework for cooperation; actual production benefits would depend on how the arrangement is implemented over the phases described.
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More numbers
- Combined peak rated capacity of both blocks4.0 million tonnes per annum
- Estimated extractable reserves in Phase-1about 79 million tonnes
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