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Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. [1] The coalfield is an important contributor to the local economy, employing much of the local population either directly or ...
Jharia is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad city in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. Jharia's economy is heavily dependent on the local coal fields , used to make coke .
Eastern Jharia Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision ... colliery is an underground mine with a total reserve of 99. ...
Western Jharia Area is a predominantly underground mining zone having some small patches of open cast mines with a short-term perspective. The main units are: Moonidih Project, Murlidih 20/21 pits colliery, Bhatdih colliery and Lohapatty colliery.
Eastern Jharia Area has a reserve of 508.493 million tonnes. [11] About 17.85 hectares of East Jharia Area are affected by fire and subsidence, because of primitive methods of mining at shallow depths in the pre-nationalization era. All the quarries and subsidized areas affected by fire at Sudamdih and Pathardih have been filled up. [11]
The Jharia coalfields was discovered while digging up the earth for laying this railway line. Khora Ramji while working near Jharia Railway station immediately realized the gold he had struck and purchased the lands from Raja of Jharia and soon also got lease of mining rights and thus laid foundation of his colliery business.
It was incorporated in January, 1972 to operate coking coal mines (214 in number) operating in the Jharia and Raniganj Coalfields and was taken over by the Government of India on 16 October 1971. BCCL contributes 50% of total prime coking coal requirement of steel sector. [ 2 ]
Seth Gangji Dosa Jethwa, a coal mine owner in Jharia with his young son Purushottam had come Rajkot at that time at house of Trivedi. [1] Seth Gangjibhai Jethwa was from KGK community from Nagalpar, Kutch and was one of the pioneers in coal mining in Jharia coalfields. [ 2 ]