Coal Mining in India
2022 3 29 Coal demand in the country is yet to peak as the Economic Survey 2021 22 projects coal demand in the range of 1.3 1.5 billion tonnes by 2030, an increase of 63 percent from the current demand. Thus, as of now, there is no scenario of energy transition away from coal affecting any stakeholders involved in coal mining.
EIA analysis of coal mining project
2010 1 6 According to the EIA report, open cast coal mining by JNL will involve breaching of the groundwater table. The depth of the groundwater table is as low as the 1.4 metres below ground level during the post monsoon period, and even during the pre monsoon period, the water table can be as low as 3 metres page 45 .