national thermal power corporation is planning to mine 15 mtpa coal from the pakri barwadih coal mine, a 3319.42 hectare, 1436 million ton coal reserve block in north karanpura coalfield, dist. hazaribagh, jharkhand. the capital expenditure is rs. 45,000 million. land acquisition is in progress. [info as of: oct. 15] ntpc is planning the 15 mtpa pakri barwadih coal mining project in jharkand on 4,260 hectares. the board of directors of ntpc has approved m/s thriveni- sainik, a jv between thriveni earthmovers and sainik mining, as mine developer cum operator (mdo) for the project for a period of 27 years of mining operation. peak annual production will be 15 mtpa. development activities will commence within 2 months. [info as of: dec.09]
