New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Arunachal Pradesh is set to witness the launch of its first-ever commercial coal mine at the Namchik-Namphuk coal block in Changlang district on October 6, 2025.

Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy will lead the inauguration ceremony by performing the Bhoomi Poojan, after which the mining lease will be officially handed over. He will then flag off the machinery of Coal Projects Private Limited (CPPL) to the coal site and plant 100 trees as part of the ministry's green initiative.

The Namchik-Namphuk block which holds reserves of 1.5 crore tonnes, was initially allocated in 2003 but faced long delays and stoppages due to various operational challenges, according to a Coal Ministry statement.

It was revived through a ...