About SUVIKALP Tool:
- It is an in-house Mine Repurposing Tool.
- It is developed by the Coal Controller Organisation (CCO), under the Ministry of Coal.
- It assists stakeholders in selecting suitable mine repurposing projects through a structured and data-driven decision-making process.
- The tool evaluates and ranks repurposing projects based on multiple technical, environmental, social and economic criteria.
- Working:
- Once a suitable project is identified, users can explore implementation pathways through PRISM (Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model).
- PRISM provides project concepts, implementation approaches, case studies, sample Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), tender documents and information on agencies working in similar sectors.
Key Facts about Coal Controller Organisation:
- Coal Controller Organization (earlier Coal Commissioner), established in 1916, is one of the oldest offices in Indian Coal sector.
- It is a subordinate office under Ministry of Coal.
- It collects and maintains coal production data of all private and public sector coal mines in the country. The information is collected on monthly basis.
- Key Functions of Coal Controller Organisation:
- It does inspection of collieries so as to ensure the correctness of the class, grade or size of coal.
- It issues directives for the purpose of declaration and maintenance of grades of coal of a seam mined in a colliery.
- It acts as the appellate authority in case of dispute between consumers and owner arising out of declaration of grade and size of coal.
- It regulates disposal of stock of coal or the expected output of coal in the colliery.
- It grants opening / re-opening permission of coal mine, seam or a section of seam or to sub-divide a mine.
- Submission of monthly coal data to different ministries of Central and State Government, national and international organization.
