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Bokaro opencast project, designed in 2013-14 for a rated annual capacity of 0.7 million tonnes, is located in the East Bokaro Coalfield, north of the Damodar River. [2] Kargali colliery is a very old colliery, started in 1918 as an underground mine by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway.
The Bokaro coalfield lies between 23°45' and 23°50' North latitude and 85°30' and 86°03' East longitude. It spreads 65 km (40 mi) from east to west and 10–16 km (6.2–9.9 mi) 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; 3,153 ft). [2]
7 operating coalfields. These coalfields are located in East Bokaro, West Bokaro, North Karanpura, South Karanpura, Ramgarh, Giridih and Hutar. 7 washeries. 4 operational coking coal washeries at Rajrappa, Kedla, Kathara and Sawang; 1 operational non-coking coal washery at Piparwar; 2 non-operational non-coking coal washeries at Gidi and Kargali
The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant , operated by Steel Authority of India Limited , was set-up at Bokaro Steel City .
The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant , operated by Steel Authority of India Limited , was set-up at Bokaro Steel City .
Dhori colliery in the East Bokaro Coalfield was owned, at the time of accident, by Bokaro and Ramgarh Limited. Amlo, Upper Kargali, Lower Kargali, Bermo and Karo group of seams (including Phusro seam) were present in Dhori colliery. At the time of accident, only the Bermo seam was being worked.
Bokaro district was created on 1 April 1991 by taking out Chas and Chandankiyari CD blocks of Dhanbad district and the entire Bermo subdivision of Giridih district and merging them. [1] Earlier, in 1972, Giridih district, including Bermo subdivision, was carved out of Hazaribagh district.
Bokaro Thermal is located at 1] It has an average elevation of 234 metres (767 feet). It is situated on the banks of the Konar River. ===Area overview=== Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of 200 to 540 metres (660 to 1,770 ...