Coal India’s subsidiary -- North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) has resumed its mining operations at Tikak colliery in Assam. Mining operations at NEC were halted owing to non-availability of land for overburden dump and certain clearances.
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 4 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.
Coal India is the world’s largest coal mining company. It also produces non-coking coal and coking coal of various grades for diverse applications.
