According to reports, only three Coal India washeries out of 15 to be operationalised by 2017, are at the construction stage. Meanwhile letters of assurance have been issued with regard to five others having a capacity of 34.5 MTPA. The three under-construction washieries will have a capacity of 11.6 MTPA. Earlier, the Coal Ministry had informed a Parliamentary panel that it will establish 15 coal washeries and will be made operational by September next year. These washeries will be built in two phases on build-own-maintain and EPC contract on turnkey basis.