South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) is the largest coal producing company of
India
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. It is a
"Miniratna" Company, and one of eight fully owned subsidiaries of
Coal India Limited
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It acc ...
. The company has its headquarter at
Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh
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,
India
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and 92 mines spread over
Chhattisgarh
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&
Madhya Pradesh
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; 70 underground, 21 opencast, and 1 mixed. It is a schedule 'B' Mini Ratna CPSE in coal & lignite under the administrative control of the
Ministry of Coal.
History
South Eastern Coalfields Limited was established in 1985 as part of an administrative reorganization by the
Government of India
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. The formation involved the bifurcation of certain coal mines from
Western Coalfields Limited to create SECL, while
Central Coalfields Limited was similarly divided to form Northern Coalfields Limited.
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As of April 1, 2012, the total geological coal reserve in the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) command area is 58,253.15 million tons, with 16,076.54 million tons classified as proved reserves. The coal deposits are located within the Son-Mahanadi master basin, spanning six districts in Chhattisgarh—Korba, Raigarh, Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur, and Korea—and three districts in Madhya Pradesh—Shahdol, Anuppur, and Umaria. The coal reserve in Madhya Pradesh is reported to be 7,407.00 million tons, while in Chhattisgarh, it is 50,846.15 million tons.
Coalfields Under SECL
For effective administrative control and operation, the mines have been grouped in three Coalfields with 13 operating areas -
# ''Central India Coalfields (CIC)''
#* Chirimiri Area
#* Baikunthpur Area
#* Bishrampur Area
#* Hasdeo Area
#* Bhatgaon Area (Bhatgaon Colliery)
#* Jamuna & Kotma Area
#* Sohagpur Area
#* Johilla Area
# ''Korba Coalfields''
#* Korba Area
#* Kusmunda Area
#* Dipka Area
#* Gevra Area
# ''Mand-Raigarh Coalfields''
#* Raigarh Area
References
Coal India subsidiaries
Coal companies of India
Mining in Chhattisgarh
Companies based in Chhattisgarh
Government-owned companies of India
Indian companies established in 1985
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1985
1985 establishments in Madhya Pradesh
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