East Bokaro Coalfield
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East Bokaro Coalfield is located in Hazaribagh district
in the India
n state
of Jharkhand
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as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering 220 square miles (569.8 km²), with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field (40 square miles), in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is that called Karanpura, which extends over 544 square miles (1,409 km²) and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons.”
Bokaro River
passes through the West Bokaro and East Bokaro coalfields.
East Bokaro Coalfield covers an area of 208 square kilometres (80.3 sq mi) and has total coal reserves of 4,473.66 million tonnes.
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Hazaribagh District
Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Hazaribagh town is the district headquarters. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.-Etymology:The district is named after its headquarters, the town of Hazaribagh...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
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Overview
In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the DamodarDamodar River
Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...
as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering 220 square miles (569.8 km²), with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field (40 square miles), in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is that called Karanpura, which extends over 544 square miles (1,409 km²) and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons.”
The Coalfield
The Bokaro coalfield lies between 230 45’ and 230 50’ North latitude and 850 30’ and 860 03’ East longitude. It spreads 65 km from east to west and 10 to 16 km from north to south. Bokaro West and Bokaro East are two subdivisions of the field separated almost in the middle by Lugu Hill (height 960.9 m).Bokaro River
Bokaro River
The Bokaro River flows through the Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Course:The Bokaro River rises on the Hazaribagh plateau, south of Hazaribagh, but quickly skirts the southern face to pass in a narrow and beautiful valley between Jilinga and Langu Hills.It passes...
passes through the West Bokaro and East Bokaro coalfields.
East Bokaro Coalfield covers an area of 208 square kilometres (80.3 sq mi) and has total coal reserves of 4,473.66 million tonnes.
Transport
In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the Gomoh-Barkakana line. It was extended to Daltonganj in 1929. Later these lines were amalgamated with East Indian RailwayEast Indian Railway Company
The East Indian Railway Company, later known as the East Indian Railway , introduced railways to eastern and northern India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, South Indian Railway, Central India Railway and the North-Western Railway operated in other parts of India...
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