Manas K Mukhopadhyay1, Suvomoy Adak2, Palash Banerjee
The Ministry of Coal and Mines, Government of India, has envisaged a largescale expansion of the coal production from the current level of 526 Mtpy to 1061 Mtpy by the year 202425. Coal resources in India are mainly distributed along the river valleys viz. Damodar