Company: Northern Coalfields Ltd.
Ownership: Central Govt. - Commercial Enterprises
Project Location: Nigahi, Dist. Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, India
Contact: B.N. Ojha / Director - Operations  Secondary Contact: S.K. Sen / Chairman & MD
Project Status: Completed  Project Type/Scale: Substantial Expansion
Industry: Coal & Lignite
Investment/Estimated Cost: Rs. 1,864.69 Crores / USD 466.17 Million

Monday, March 31, 1997	Expenses incurred till 1 (Rs. 461.72 Crores)
Monday, June 30, 1997	Cabinet approval received
Tuesday, July 1, 1997	Date of announcement
Wednesday, June 30, 1999	Expenses incurred till 1 (Rs. 688.27 Crores)
Friday, March 31, 2000	Budgetary allocation (Rs. 188.02 Crores)
Sunday, October 1, 2000	Project bids awarded
Tuesday, October 31, 2000	Expenses incurred till 1 (Rs. 871.65 Crores)
Sunday, March 31, 2002	Expenses incurred till 1 (Rs. 1,035.01 Crores)
Saturday, November 30, 2002	Expenses incurred till 1 (Rs. 1,106.74 Crores)
Monday, March 31, 2003	Expenses incurred till 1 (Rs. 1,131.68 Crores)
Wednesday, March 31, 2004	Initial commissioning date
Friday, April 30, 2004	Completed
Thursday, March 31, 2005	Commercial production expected

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