Coal India (CIL) envisages setting up 16 washeries out of which, six would be in BCCL in Jharkhand, four in MCL in Odisha, three in CCL in Jharkhand, one in ECL in West Bengal and two in SECL in Chhattisgarh. So far work order to set up four washeries, three in BCCL and one in CCL, has been issued. Total set up cost for these four washeries is estimated to be Rs 636.32 crore. The proposed washeries are scheduled to be set up during 12th and 13th Plan period.