Union Coal Ministry Recognizes NLCIL Mines With 5 Star Ratings

NLCIL Mines Stand Top in all round Performances in the country!

New Delhi, April 19: Neyveli Mine-II & Mine-I got First place by securing highest marks (97 & 96/100) among the Lignite & Coal based open cast lignite Mines in the Nation during the years 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively.

The lignite Mines of NLCIL (Mine-I & Mine-II in Neyveli and Barsingsar Mine in Rajasthan) and the coal Mine (Talabira in Odisha) have bagged 5 star ratings for the year 2020-21 and 2021-22 while the other Lignite Mine ( Mine-IA) in Neyveli got 4 star ratings for the year 2020-21 and 2021-22.

The survey for this ratings are conducted on around 200 open cast Mines and around 150 under ground in the country and the performances are assessed based on the seven modules viz; Mining operation related parameters, Environment, Adoption of technology & best mining practices, economic performances, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Employees/Workers compliance and safety & security.

A high level team personally visits each Mine, inspects and evaluates all the modules and awards the star ratings. This time, the team members visited NLCIL recently to all the five working mines. On 13.04.2023, the Coal Control Organization has published the result for the ratings of Indian Mines.

It is a matter of pride to mention that, during 2020-21, among the 199 open cast Lignite/Coal Mines in the country, only 15 Mines were awarded 5 star ratings, out of which, NLCIL Mine –I, Mine-II, Barsingsar Mine and Talabira Coal Mine got 5 star ratings. Similarly during 2021-22, among the 206 open cast mines in the country, only 18 mines were awarded 5 star ratings, out of which, all the above 4 NLCIL Mines got the 5 star ratings. Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLCIL and the functional Directors appreciated the Executives and employees of NLCIL Mines for this great achievement.