Godavari Valley Coalfield
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  Godavari Valley Coalfield Location in Telangana | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| State | Telangana |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 18°38′42″N 79°33′50″E / 18.64500°N 79.56389°E |
| Owner | |
| Company | The Singareni Collieries Company Limited |
| Website | scclmines.com |
| Year of acquisition | 1920 |
Godavari Valley Coalfield is located in the districts of Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the only coalfield in South India. It lies in the basin of the Godavari River.
Dr. King of the Geological Survey of India discovered coal in Khammam district in 1871. The Hyderabad (Deccan) Company Limited acquired mining rights to exploit the coal in 1886. The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, incorporated in 1920, acquired all assets of the Hyderabad (Deccan) Company Limited. Hyderabad State purchased majority shares of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited in 1945. With the reorganization of states, the controlling interest of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited vested with the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1956 and now in Telanganaafter state bifurcation.[1]
The implementation of the five year plans saw large scale expansion in the activities of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited. Since March 1960 it was jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and the Government of India. The activities of Godavari Valley Coalfield extended to the districts of Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal. The coal extracted in the Godavari Valley Coalfield, the sole coalfield in South India, up to 2009-10 was about 929.12 million tonnes.[1]
