The projected liberalisation of the coal sector to private commercial miners later this year, has opened up a new scope for Coal India, which of late is on a diversification mode.
While Coal India has been engaging its wholly owned subsidiary, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) to execute services in exploration, mine planning & design and other mining needs, it now feels that this very subsidiary can play the role of a key mining consultant for public as well as private companies in a liberalised mining regime.
As a result, the coal behemoth is now preparing its
