If you have ever wondered what a coal-mine actually looks like and wanted to be inside one, then BITM is the only place where you can experience what it feels like being actually inside a coal mine. Inside the BITM’s Mock-Up Coal Mine, the only one of its kind in India, you get a rare and first-hand experience of how a real coal mine works. You understand how air circulation and illumination inside the mine is maintained for the miners to survive and work in a dark and hostile environment. You can have an idea of the coal cutting methods – both manual and mechanical, and also understand how coal is transported out of the mine, why the tunnel does not collapse after the excavation of coal, or what the safety measures are to prevent fire, flooding and collapsing of roof etc. The mock up coal mine brings to the visitors all such unknown, absorbing and unique facts of the subterranean world.
Functional since 1983, BITM invites visitors to its upgraded Mock-up Coal Mine facility, inaugurated on October 18, 2023. Highlighting the issues of floor and roof convergence, the facility now features Telescopic and Suspension Convergence Indicators, Portable Hydraulic Banding Machine and Anchorage Testing Machine. It promises to visitors not mere enjoyment but an experience.
Floor Area: 540 sq. m.
No. of Exhibits: 81
