Ghogha - Surka Lignite Mining Project
Ghogha-Surka Lignite Mine covers an area of 1355 hectares and cover land of villages : Thordi, Surka, Rampar, Alapar of Bhavnagar Taluka and villages Badi, Hoidad, Padva and Malekvadar of Ghogha Taluka. The area lies between Latitudes: 21° 26' 00 to 21° 38' 45" N and Longitudes 72° 11' 55" to 72° 15' 00"E. This block is about 26 km away from Bhavnagar District Head quarter and 10 km from Ghogha Taluka. The site can be approached from Bhavnagar Transa and Bhavnagar- Koliyak Road.
Ghogha-Surka Lignite Mine is designed for production capacity @ 2.25 Million Tonne per Annum and is catering the fuel requirement of 500MW Bhavnagar Lignite Thermal Power Project.
The Ghogha-Surka Lignite Mine has received various mine safety awards and having NIL injury frequency rate.
Details:
| Mining Lease Area | 1355 Hectares |
| Approved Mine Capacity | 2.25MTPA |
| Extractable Reserve of Lignite (MTe) | 54.68 Million Tonnes |
| Average Stripping Ratio | 1: 9.32 |
| Commencement of Mining Operations | 09.04.2018 |
Environment Clearance
| Sr.No | Details | Download |
| 1 | Ghogha-Surka, Khadsaliya-I and Khadsaliya-II lignite mines in Bhavnagar | Download  |
Environment Compliance of EC
Environmental Statement (FORM-V) of EC
| Year | Details | Download |
| 2024-25 | FORM-V - Environmental Statement of Ghogha-Surka Lignite Mine - FY 2024-25 | Download |
| 2023-24 | FORM-V - Environmental Statement of Ghogha-Surka Lignite Mine - FY 2023-24 | Download |
| 2022-23 | FORM-V - Environmental Statement of Ghogha-Surka Lignite Mine - FY 2022-23 | Download |
| 2021-22 | FORM-V - Environmental Statement of Ghogha-Surkha Lignite Mine - FY 2021-22 | Download |
| 2020-21 | FORM-V - Environmental Statement of Ghogha-Surkha Lignite Mine - FY 2020-21 | Download |
| 2019-20 | FORM-V - Environmental Statement of Ghogha-Surkha Lignite Mine - FY 2019-20 | Download |
| 2018-19 | FORM-V - Environmental Statement of Ghogha-Surkha Lignite Mine - FY 2018-19 | Download |
Khadsaliya - I Lignite Mining Lease
Khadsaliya-I Lignite Mine covers an area of 711.4247 hectares and covers land of villages Khadsaliya, Lakhanka and Thalsar of Bhavnagar Taluka and Morchand of Ghogha Taluka. It lie between Latitudes: 21° 31' 25" to 21° 33' 15" N and Longitudes 72° 13' 30" to 72° 14' 55" E.. This block is about 26 km away from Bhavnagar District Head quarter and 10 km from Ghogha Taluka. The site can be approached from Bhavnagar Somnath or Bhavnagar- Koliyak Road
Khadsaliya-I Lignite Mine is designed for production capacity @ 1.00 Million Tonne per Annum and will be catering the fuel requirement of 500MW Bhavnagar Lignite Thermal Power Project.
The mining activity is not started
Details:
| Mining Lease Area | 711.4247 Hectares |
| Approved Mine Capacity | 1.00 MTPA |
| Mineable Reserve of Lignite (MTe) | 21.60 |
| Average Stripping Ratio | 1: 8.81 |
| Commencement of Mining Operations | Not Started |
Environment Clearance
| Sr.No | Details | Download |
| 1 | Ghogha-Surka, Khadsaliya-I and Khadsaliya-II lignite mines in Bhavnagar | Download |
Khadsaliya - II Lignite Mining Lease (914.1492 ha)
Khadsaliya-II Lignite Mine covers an area of 914.1492 hectares and covers land of villages Alapar, Bhadbhadiya, Hatav, Khadsaliya of Bhavnagar Taluka. It lie between Latitudes: 21° 26' 00 to 21° 38' 45" N and Longitudes 72° 11' 55" to 72° 15' 00"E. This block is about 29 km away from Bhavnagar District Head quarter and 12 km from Ghogha Taluka. The site can be approached from Bhavnagar -Transa or Bhavnagar- Koliyak Road.
Khadsaliya Lignite Mine is designed for production capacity @ 0.75 Million Tonne per Annum and will be catering the fuel requirement of 500MW Bhavnagar Lignite Thermal Power Project.
The Mining activity has not started.
Details:
| Mining Lease Area | 914.1492 Hectares |
| Approved Mine Capacity | 0.75 MTPA |
| Extractable Reserve of Lignite (MTe) | 14.29 Million Tonne |
| Average Stripping Ratio | 1: 23.26 |
| Commencement of Mining Operations | Not Started |
Environment Clearance
| Sr.No | Details | Download |
| 1 | Ghogha-Surka, Khadsaliya-I and Khadsaliya-II lignite mines in Bhavnagar | Download |