Deucha Pachami coal block

Deucha Pachami coal block

Subject – Geography

Context – With India’s largest coal mining project slated to come up in West Bengal, approximately 21,000 people will need to be relocated and rehabilitated.

Concept –

• Deucha Panchami coal mine or Deaucha Panchami coal block is a coal mine situated in Deucha and Panchamati area under Mohamad bazar community Development Block of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.
• This coal mine or block belongs to Birbhum coalfield area.
• There are about 2102 million tonnes of coal reserves in Deucha Panchami coal block.
• This coal mine is the largest coal mine or coal block in Asia, due to the amount of coal reserves. It is the newest coal mine in West Bengal.
  • It is the second largest coal mine in the world.
• In accordance with the provisions of Coal Block Allocation Rules, 2017, made under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act, 1957, the WBPDCL has been allocated the Deocha Pachami Dewanganj – Harinsingha coal block.