Coal India Limited (CIL) has devised a strategic plan to phase out imports of heavy earth-moving machinery (HEMM) and underground mining equipment over the next six years.
This approach aims to encourage and develop domestically manufactured equipment. To foster indigenous manufacturing capabilities within the coal mining sector under the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ campaigns, the Ministry of Coal constituted an interdisciplinary high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Director (Technical), CIL. The committee has now submitted its report to the ministry with recommendations for bolstering domestic manufacturing of HEMM and underground mining equipment, including high wall miners, standard and low-capacity miners, and associated ancillary equipment.