The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI)[4] is an Indian public sector company which provides coal exploration consulting and mining engineering services. It is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, a public sector undertaking administered by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India.
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 the now defunct National Coal Development Corporation (NCDC) as a single window set up to consolidate all aspects of Indian mining industry under one roof. After the nationalisation of coal mining in India, CMPDI was reconstituted as a public sector undertaking in 1975.[5]
The company has its headquarters in Ranchi, Jharkhand, and is involved in mineral exploration, resource evaluation, resource management, mining geology, hydro-geological and geophysical studies, and engineering geology investigations. It is an ISO 9001