Kathara Area

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

Kathara Area
Location
Kathara Area
Location in Jharkhand
Kathara Area
Kathara Area (India)
LocationEast Bokaro Coalfield
Coordinates23.768403°N 85.892257°E / 23.768403; 85.892257
Owner
CompanyCentral Coalfields Limited
Websitecentralcoalfields.in/cmpny/hstry.php

The projects of the Kathara Area are: Kathara open cast, Jarangdih opencast, Jarangdih underground, Sawang opencast/ underground, Govindpur underground, Kathara Washery, Swang Washery. The area office is at Kathara, PO Kathara 829116. [1]

Mining activity
Collieries in the CCL Kathara Area (East Bokaro Coalfield)
U: Undergroud colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Mines and projects

Kathara colliery is a running mine, started in 1944 by Anderson Wright and Company. Kathara opencast project has been cleared in 2014 for 1.9 million tonnes per year. Kathara opencast expansion project was cleared in 2014 for 0.9 million tonnes per year (normative} and 1.9 million tonnes per year (peak). [2][3][4]

New Kathara Coking Coal Washery is a proposed project with linkages with Govindpur Ph II, Jagrandih OCP and Kathara Colliery. With an annual capacity of 3.0 million tonnes per year, it is located in the premises of the existing Kathara washery.[5]

Jarangdih Open Cast Project has been closed in 2020 because of non-availability of environmental clearance.[6]

References
  1. "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – Kathara. CCL. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. "EIA & EMP for Kathara OCP, 2009" (PDF). Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "EC Granted for the year 2014: Coal Mining". Envis Centre for environment problems of mining. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. "Kathara Opencast Expansion Coal Mine Project" (PDF). Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plant for New Kathara Coking Coal Washery". Central Coalfields Ltd. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "बंद हो गई जारंगडीह ओपेनकास्ट माइंस (Jarangdih Open Cast Mines Closed)". in Hindi. Jagaran 2 January 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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