Eastern Coalfields Limited, under direction of the Ministry of Coal, has embarked on an innovative pilot project for underground coal gasification at the Kasta coal block in Jamtara, Jharkhand.

This first ever  initiative aims to revolutionise the coal industry by using in-situ coal gasification to convert it into valuable gases such as methane, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.

These gases can be utilised to produce synthetic natural gas, chemical feedstocks for fuels, fertilisers, explosives, and other industrial applications.