North Eastern Coalfields Explained

North Eastern Coalfields is a unit of Coal India Limited, which has its headquarters in Margherita in Assam.^[1] The unit came into existence in 1975 after nationalization of coal mines in India.^[2] It took over the private mines operating in the Northeastern states of India and at present has mines operating in states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. At present there are five working mines – three underground and two opencast mines.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Collieries

• Tikak colliery^[6]
• Ledo OCP^[7]
• Tirap Colliery
• Tipong Colliery

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us North Eastern Coalfields. www.neccoal.co.in. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090627052027/https://www.neccoal.co.in/abtus.htm. 2009-06-27.
2. Web site: North-Eastern Coal Fields, Coal India Ltd.. www.tinsukia.nic.in. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20011028094506/https://www.tinsukia.nic.in/subpages/coalindia.html. 2001-10-28.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=N8El0OB9oKsC&dq=north+eastern+coalfields+assam&pg=PA214
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=-LnuFZn2cPEC&q=northeastern+coalfield&pg=PA68
5. Book: Indian Newsmagazine. 1978. 20. 12. en.
6. Web site: Tikak Colliery . North Eastern Coalfields. 16 February 2017.
7. Web site: LEDO OCP DETAILS . North Eastern Coalfields. 16 February 2017.