North Karanpura Area
North Karanpura Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located in the Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
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  North Karanpura Area Location in Jharkhand  North Karanpura Area North Karanpura Area (India) | |
| Location | North Karanpura Coalfield |
| Coordinates | 23.67961°N 85.00896°E |
| Owner | |
| Company | Central Coalfields Limited |
| Website | centralcoalfields |
The projects of the North Karanpura Area are: Churi underground, Dakra Bukbuka opencast, K.D.H. opencast, Karkatta opencast, Rohini opencast, Purnadih opencast.[1]
Mining activity
Mines and projects
KDH (KD Hesalong) opencast project is an existing mine with a production capacity of 4.5 million tonnes per year. An extension project has been proposed in order to sustain the level of production from the existing KDH OCP and also to fulfill the demand of power grade coal from North Karanpura Coalfield. The KDH OCP falls within Hesalong and KD South blocks in the south central part of North Karanpura Coalfield in Ranchi district. It is 1 km from Khalari railway station on the Barkakana-Son Nagar line. The topography of Hesalong block is undulating and rolling with small ridges. The intervening valleys and low flat grounds are generally coincident with the outcrops of the coal seams. The altitude range is 418–466 metres (1,371–1,529 ft). As of 2014, it has a mineable reserve of 107.15 million tonnes and the life of the mine is estimated at 29 years.[2][3]
Rohini OCP was started in 1992–93. It produced 0.731 million tonnes of coal in 2013–14. A comprehensive Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for this project (0.8 MTPA to 2.00 MTPA), was formulated by CMPDI. The mineable reserve is 15.979 million tonnes and the estimated life of the project is 10 years. Rohini OCP is located at Dakra in Ranchi district. It is situated west of Damodar River and north and north-west of the Karkatta OCP and K.D. Hesalong OCP.[4]
Private coal washery
Monnet Daniels has a 4.2 million tonnes per annum washery in the area (see map), which they have built for Punjab State Electricity Board.[5]
| Collieries in the CCL North Karanpura Area (North Karanpura Coalfield) U: Undergroud colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, W: Washery, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
Medical facilities
In the North Karanpura Coalfield, CCL has the following facilities:
Piparwar Hospital at Bachra with 11 beds has 6 general duty medical officers and 1 specialist. Among the facilities it has are: cardiac monitor, suction machine, X-Ray machine and ECG. It has 4 ambulances.[6]
There are dispensaries at Rohini, KDH, Purnadih/ Karkatta in North Karanapura Area, at Amrapali Project, Magadh Project in the Magadh Sanghamitra Area, at Tetariakhad in the Rajhara Area.[7]
References
- "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas – North Karanpura. CCL. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Pre-feasibility Report of KDH Extension OCP" (PDF). CMPDI. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Brief Summary of KDH Extension OCP" (PDF). CMPDI. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Environmental Statement 2013-14 : Rohini Opencast Project" (PDF). Central Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Coal Washery". Monet Group. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "Status report of existing patient care facility in CCL" (PDF). CCL. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Status of Dispensaries" (PDF). CCL. Retrieved 19 January 2021.