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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]
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.
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 .
Bokaro and Kargali Area of Central Coalfields Limited operates the following projects in East Bokaro Coalfield among others in Bokaro district: Bokaro open cast, Karagli OC, Kargali underground, Karo OC, Karo underground, Karo Spl. UG, Khas Mahal OC, Khas Mahal UG and Kargali Washery.
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