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Kuju Area

Coordinates: 23°43′13″N 85°30′10″E / 23.7203°N 85.5028°E / 23.7203; 85.5028
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Kuju Area
Location
Kuju Area is located in Jharkhand
Kuju Area
Kuju Area
Location in Jharkhand
Kuju Area is located in India
Kuju Area
Kuju Area
Kuju Area (India)
LocationWest Bokaro Coalfield
Coordinates23°43′13″N 85°30′10″E / 23.7203°N 85.5028°E / 23.7203; 85.5028
Owner
CompanyCentral Coalfields Limited
Websitecentralcoalfields.in/cmpny/hstry.php

Kuju Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located mainly in the Ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India.

The projects of the Kuju Area are: Saruberia underground, Saruberia opencast, Ara open cast, Kuju underground, Topa underground, Topa open cast, Pindra underground, Pindra open cast, Pundi open cast, Karma open cast. The area office is at Hesagarha, Kuju 825316.[1]

Mining activity

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3miles
Mandu
CT
Mandu, Jharkhand (CT)
Kuju
CT
Kuju, Ramgarh (CT)
Damodar River
Bokaro River
CCL Kuju
Area Office
A
Saruberia colliery
O
Ara colliery
O
Karma colliery
O
Kuju colliery
M
Topa colliery
O
Collieries in the CCL Kuju Area (West Bokaro Coalfield)
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Mines and projects

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Mourpa, Kuju, Hesagora and Banwar collieries were regrouped in 1973 after nationalisation of the coal industry in a single unit named Kuju colliery. Mining was carried out in a number of sections by underground and opencast systems. In 2016-17 the total production from the mine was 5,526 tonnes. As of 2017, all underground mines were closed. As of 31/3/2017, the total mineable reserve in 5 seams (XIII, XII, XI, XA, X) was 9.03 million tonnes. The Kuju opencast project has been planned for a nominal production capacity of 1.30 million tonnes per year of coal and peak production 1.50 million tonnes of coal. The project will sustain a quarry life of eight years. Feasibility of extracting coal up to 140 metres (460 ft) depth including developed area of underground workings by opencast method is studied and it is found technically feasible to convert the underground mine to opencast mine up to seam X.[2]

The Karma opencast project will have, as in 2010, a normal production of 1.0 million tonnes per year and a peak production of 1.2 million tonnes per year. The life of the project was estimated to be 26 years. The project is located on the bank of the Damodar River and a protective embankment was planned.[3]

Illegal mining activities

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According to the Report on Prevention of Illegal Coal Mining and Theft, “The main source of illegal mining of coal and theft is abandoned mines. After economic extraction is over, the remaining coal in an abandoned mine is stolen by coal mafias, villagers leading to roof falling, water flooding, poisonous gas leaking, leading to the death of many labourers.” In the Kuju Area of CCL illegal mining activities are taking place in Pindra, Topa, Ara and Saruberia non-working mines, and Kuju-Morpa, Banwar, Pundri non-working quarries. Illegal mining also takes place in the fringe areas and outside the leasehold areas of CCL.[4]

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5miles
Bhairavi
River
Damodar
River
Bokaro
River
CCL Rajrappa Area
Rajrappa Area
CCL Kuju Area
CCL
Hazaribagh Area
Hazaribagh Area
CCL Argada Area
Argada Area
CCL Barka
Sayal Area
Barka Sayal Area
Patratu
Super TPP
P
Patratu Super Thermal Power Project
Rajrappa
T
Rajrappa (T)
Gola
R
Gola, Ramgarh (R)
Ghatotand
R
Ghatotand (R)
Dulmi
R
Dulmi (R)
Bhurkunda
R
Bhurkunda (R)
Bhadani Nagar
R
Bhadani Nagar (R)
Ramgarh Cantonment
M
Ramgarh Cantonment (M)
Topa
CT
Topa (CT)
Taping
CT
Taping, Ramgarh (CT)
Sirka
CT
Sirka, India (CT)
Sewai
CT
Sewai (CT)
Seota
CT
Seota (CT)
Saunda
CT
Saunda (CT)
Sanri
CT
Sanri (CT)
Patratu
CT
Patratu (CT)
Orla
CT
Orla, Jharkhand (CT)
Marar
CT
Marar, Ramgarh (CT)
Mandu
CT
Mandu, Jharkhand (CT)
Lapanga
CT
Lapanga, Ramgarh (CT)
Kuju
CT
Kuju, Ramgarh (CT)
Kedla
CT
Kedla (CT)
Jainagar
CT
Jainagar, Ramgarh (CT)
Hesla
CT
Hesla, Ramgarh (CT)
Chitarpur
CT
Chitarpur (CT)
Bongabar
CT
Bongabar (CT)
Barughutu
CT
Barughutu (CT)
Ara
CT
Ara, Ramgarh (CT)
Barkakana
CT
Barkakana (CT)
Balkundra
CT
Balkundra (CT)
Cities, towns and locations in Ramgarh district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, P: power plant
Abbreviation used- TPP: thermal power project
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Educational facilities for employees’ children

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Central Coalfields Limited provides support for reputed institutions/ trusts for setting up 10+2 pattern CBSE schools for children of CCL employees. It provides 109 buses to employees' children to schools and back. Among the schools in the West Bokaro Coalfield that receive financial help or structural support are: DAV Ara, Kuju, DAV Kedla, DAV Taping, DAV Topa.[5]

Medical facilities

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In the West Bokaro Coalfield, CCL has the following facilities:

S.C.Taping Regional Hospital at Premnagar, Taping with 20 beds, has 1 general duty medical officer. Among the facilities it has are: x-ray, laboratory. It has 1 ambulance.[6]

JRH Kedla Colliery Hospital at Kedla has 32 beds.[6]

There are central facilities in the Central Hospital, Gandhinagar at Kanke Road, Ranchi with 250 beds and in the Central Hospital, Naisarai at Ramgarh with 150 beds.[6]

There are dispensaries at GM unit, Topa, Saruberia composite and Kuju colliery in the Kuju Area, and GM Unit and Jharkhand in the Hazaribagh Area.[7]

Note: For Hazaribagh district map please see Hazaribagh Area

References

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  1. ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas - Kuju. CCL. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Mining Plan for Kuju OCP" (PDF). CMPDI. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Minutes of 4th Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) (Thermal & Coal Mining) Meeting Held on 39th-31st August 2010". Ministry of Coal. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Report – Prevention of Illegal Coal Mining and Theft" (PDF). Pages 3, 39. Standing Committee on Coal & Steel, 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Educational facilities". CCL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Status report of existing patient care facility in CCL" (PDF). CCL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Status of Dispensaries" (PDF). CCL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.