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Coal, lignite PSU eyes 2,800 ha land reclamation, afforestation in FY26

Coal and Lignite PSUs have a target of reclamation and afforestation of 2,800 hectares (ha) of land in and around coal and lignite mining areas during the financial year 2025-26, informed Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

Coal/lignite public sector undertakings (PSUs), namely Coal India Limited (CIL), NLC India Limited (NLCIL), and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) have undertaken progressive ecological reclamation of mined-out and barren coal mine lands through scientific reclamation, including biological and technical measures.

In the last five year till FY25, a total of 9156.6 ha of coal mined land has been reclaimed for ecological restoration purposes.