Illegal mining of coal

Illegal mining and theft/pilferage of coal are carried out stealthily and clandestinely. As such, it is not possible to specify the exact quantum of coal stolen and losses incurred on account of illegal mining and theft/pilferage of coal. However, as per raids conducted by security personnel as well as joint raids with the law and order authorities of the concerned State Governments, the quantity of coal recovered & its approximate value and arrests made in subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL) during 2009-10,2010-11,2011-12 and the current year 2012-13 (upto August, 2012) is given as Annexure-A. There are no instances of illegal mining and large scale theft and pilferage reported in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).