The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (acronym CMPDI) is a

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which is under the

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of the

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, engaged in the field of environmental engineering and provides consultancy and engineering services across the globe. It is a

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under the Government of India and is rated as a Schedule-B and ''Mini Ratna-II'' company.

Profile

The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited was established in 1974, under ''Coal Mines Authority Limited'' (CMAL) (former name of Coal India Limited), out of the planning division of now defunct ''National Coal Development Corporation'' (NCDC) as a single window set up to consolidate all aspects of Indian

mining industry Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a la ...

under one roof. Subsequent to the nationalisation of

coal mining Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to Electricity generation, generate electr ...

in India, CMPDI was reconstituted as a public sector undertaking in 1975.Mini Ratna status for CMPDI – The Times of India
/ref> The company has its headquarters in Ranchi, Jharkhand and is involved in

mineral exploration Mining engineering is the extraction of minerals from the ground. It is associated with many other disciplines, such as mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, metallurgy, geotechnical engineering and surveying. A mining engineer m ...

, resource evaluation, resource management, mining geology, hydro-geological and

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studies and

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investigations. It is an

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accredited company and was rated as a Mini Ratna (Category II) company in 2009. CMPDI is qualified to offer consultancy services in the fields of

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such as open pit and underground mine planning and design in coal,

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and other minerals. The institute is active in geological exploration, geological,

geotechnical Geotechnical engineering, also known as geotechnics, is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It uses the principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics to solve its engineering problems. I ...

and allied support, mine planning and design, environmental management and training services. CMPDI has regional institutes (RIs) at

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Dhanbad Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur and a major financial hub of Jharkhand. In terms of economy, Dhanbad has the largest economy in the state of Jharkhand and it is often referred to as th ...

Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

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, Bilaspur,

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and

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to extend its coverage nationwide and has various field units and exploration camps.

Mandate

CMPDI has two distinct responsibilities, business and corporate, as per the set mandate. Business functions: Mineral exploration consultancy and support, infrastructure engineering and environmental management. Corporate functions: Preparation and upkeep of data on coal inventories, operations and potential, advising the

and

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on coal related matters, nodal agency functions on behalf of the Government of India in the matters related to mineral exploration, co-ordination activities between related companies in India and research and development in the field of mineral mining.

Accreditations and collaborations

CMPDI has been accredited with ISO-9001 certification by Certification International (UK). It has also entered into memoranda of understanding with many international agencies such as IMCL, UK, Metchem, Canada, Giproshakht, Russia, Mountain Consulting GmBH, Germany, Rheinbraun Engineering, Germany and DMT, Germany for co-operation in the field of earth resources. CMPDI acts as registered consultants to: *

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* United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) * National Development Corporation, Tanzania * Ministry of Mines and Petroleum,

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* Ministry of Coal Industry,

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Projects

Apart from various projects for national agencies in the public and private sectors, CMPDI has also undertaken many international projects. * National Development Corporation, Tanzania: Total consultancy services for exploration, preparation of pre-feasibility and feasibility study for an

open pit mining Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts rock or minerals from the earth. Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful ore or ro ...

project and associated thermal power project at Mchuchuma, Tanzania. * Asian Development Bank, Manila: Feasibility study on ''Clean Coal Technology'' jointly accomplished with Mountain – Consulting MbH, Germany. * United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): Technical and managerial training for North Korea, Oman, Nigeria and Tanzania. * AMOCO India Petroleum Co, Houston, USA: data generation project on Coal-bed Methane. * Centre for Coal Utilisation (CCUJ), Japan: consultancy services for ''Clean Coal Technology''.

Awards and recognitions

* Mini Ratna (Category-II) company status in May 2009. * Highest MoU rating with a Composite MoU Score of 1.0 (maximum) for the year 2009–10. * Best performing Subsidiary Company of CIL award for the year 2008–09. * Commendation Certificate of SCOPE Meritorious Award for R&D, Technology Development and Innovation for the year 2009–10. * ''Geospatial World Excellence Award 2012'', Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for excellent usage of Geospatial technology for land reclamation monitoring of Coal Mines.

Publications

CMPDI publishes a quarterly journal, Minetech – The Indian Mining and Engineering Journal (), about mining and related subjects, and the Hindi quarterly magazine "Deshkal Sampada". The institute has also published many other titles.

References

External links

on Wikimapia
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ISTM, Government of India circular

on YouTube
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