Coal, Lignite PSUs implement measures to utilize mine water for irrigation use
Regularly in coal and lignite mining areas, Coal and Lignite PSUs have made investments in infrastructure for mine water treatment.
Coal India Limited (CIL), NLC India Limited (NLCIL), and Singaredi Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) are undertaking several strategies to ensure the sustainable usage of mine water for irrigation purposes.
Excess mine water is used profitably for industrial, community, and household uses including irrigation and home consumption, therefore lowering the demand for groundwater extraction for such uses. Accredited labs routinely monitor and verify that the water satisfies the necessary criteria for residential and agricultural usage.
To preserve the groundwater balance, procedures including groundwater recharging and rainwater collecting are carried out alongside mining water use.
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Coal and lignite PSUs have provided local populations in and around coal and lignite mining areas in respective states about 3963 lakh Kilo Litres (LKL) of treated mine water for residential and irrigation usage during FY 2024-25 (up to February 2025).
Regularly in coal and lignite mining areas, Coal and Lignite PSUs have made investments in infrastructure for mine water treatment.
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For providing treated mine water from Bhanegaon Open Cast Mine to Kapakheda Thermal Power Station, Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) and Maharashtra State Power Generation Corporation Limited have signed an MoU. This makes water from the Irrigation Department, which was hitherto meeting the thermal power station's water needs accessible for both home and agricultural uses.
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