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Arunachal’s First Commercial Coal Mine Opens at Namchik-Namphuk

7 October 20251 min read
NATIONAL AFFAIRSArunachal’s FirstCommercial CoalMine Opens atNamchik-Namphuk7 October 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The state started commercial coal production for the first time, in line with the Atmanirbhar Bharat energy push.

Key facts

  • Mining is run under Mission Green Coal Regions: reclaiming land and planting trees afterwards.
  • Expected gains: local jobs and a check on illegal extraction.
  • Linked to the PM EAST Vision (Empower, Act, Strengthen, Transform) for the Northeast.

Commercial coal mining

  • Private firms mine and sell coal on the open market, ending Coal India’s monopoly.
  • Law: Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015; operational 2020.
  • Aims: competition, energy security, private investment, jobs.

Exam angle

  • Block location: Changlang.
  • Expand PM EAST.

Test yourself

1. In which district of Arunachal Pradesh is the Namchik-Namphuk coal block located?

The block is in Changlang district, in the Upper Assam coal belt.

2. Which initiative governs land reclamation and afforestation at Arunachal's Namchik-Namphuk coal mine?

The mine was developed under the Mission Green Coal Regions initiative.

3. Commercial coal mining in India was introduced under which law?

It was introduced under the 2015 Act and operationalised in 2020.

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