The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation, which secured the Suliyari block in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh last year, started commercial coal mining from 10 March 2022 after investing INR 2000 crore. APMDC will produce 5 million tonnes of coal per year from the Suliyari block.Given the 110 million tonnes-coal reserves in the mine, the mining activity will continue for the next 22 years. There are also possibilities of increasing the annual production to 7 million tonnes.”Though the Centre allocated the block to the APMDC in 2007, mining operations did not commence due to various reasons. However, after 2019 the State government focused on coal mining, following which, the APMDC started coal mining from August 2021.
The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation, which secured the Suliyari block in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh last year, started commercial coal mining from 10 March 2022 after investing INR 2000 crore. APMDC will produce 5 million tonnes of coal per year from the Suliyari block.Given the 110 million tonnes-coal reserves in the mine, the mining activity will continue for the next 22 years. There are also possibilities of increasing the annual production to 7 million tonnes.”Though the Centre allocated the block to the APMDC in 2007, mining operations did not commence due to various reasons. However, after 2019 the State government focused on coal mining, following which, the APMDC started coal mining from August 2021.
