The Government of India through its Research & Development scheme are undertaking R&D activities in Coal and Lignite sector for improvement in production, productivity, safety, quality, coal beneficiation and utilization, protection of environment and ecology, clean coal technology and allied fields.
Research projects under S&T grant of Ministry of Coal are presently being implemented by national research and academic institutions like IITs, NITs, IISc, NRSC, CSIR laboratories, other reputed universities etc. with active participation of coal and lignite producing companies, since 1975.
Number of projects completed : 330
Outlay of completed projects : Rs. 333.79 Crores
Approving Committee: Standing Scientific Research Committee (SSRC) headed by Secretary (Coal), MOC
Recommending Committee: Technical Sub-committee of SSRC headed by HOD (Mining), IIT (BHU / Kharagpur / ISM) (On annual rotation basis)
Nodal Agency: Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL), Ranchi
Gas Chromatograph Instrument, CBM Lab, CMPDI Ranchi
Ion Chromatography, Environment Lab, CMPDI Ranchi
Ash Furnace, Chemical Lab, CMPDI
Post mining land use for Sustainable Development & livelihood generation at Muraidih OCP BCCL
Pisciculture at accumulated water of mine void at Sangam OCP, CCL
Self Advancing Goaf Edge (Mobile) Supports for use in Underground mine depillaring panels
Slope stabilization to prevent inrush of water from perinal river at Bhanegaon OCP, WCL
Online Washability Analyzer at CIMFR, Dhanbad
Specto Radiometry for estimation of coal quality in field
Measurement of Horizontal stress in deeper horizon at Mandamarri Block, SCCL
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- Secretary (Coal), MOC – Chairman
- Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor (JS&FA), MOC
- Adviser, Projects, MOC – Member Secretary
- Chairman, Coal India Ltd.
- CMD, SCCL
- CMD, NLCIL
- CMD, CMPDI
- DG, DGMS
- DG, CSIR
- Adviser (Energy), NITI Aayog
- Director, TERI
- Director, CIMFR
- Representative of Dept. of Science & Technology
- HOD Mining of IIT, BHU / HOD Mining of IIT, Kharagpur / HOD Mining of IIT ISM, Dhanbad
[Note- Out of above 03 HODs, one HOD will be ex-officio Chairman (in rotation) and tenure will be one year for each institution. Representative of IIT, BHU will be chairman for the first year, IIT, Kharagpur will be for the second year and IIT ISM, Dhanbad for the third year and so on in rotation] - Chairman
- Adviser (Projects), Ministry of Coal - Member
- Director (Tech), Coal India Limited - Member
- Two Director (P&P) of subsidiary companies of CIL on rotation basis for one year [in alphabetical order] - Member
- Director (P&P), Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLCIL) - Member
- Director (P&P), Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) - Member
- Director Technical (RD&T), CMPDI - Member
- Representative of Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi - Member
- Representative of Ministry of Environment & Forests(MoEF), New Delhi - Member
- Representative of Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Directorate General of Mines Safety - Member
- Chief General Manager (Environment), Coal India Limited - Member
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