Mugma Area is one of the 14 operational areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited located in Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand , India .
54-582: The Mugma Area is located around 23°46′34″N 86°43′39″E / 23.7761°N 86.7274°E / 23.7761; 86.7274 The Mugma Area is bounded by the rural areas of Jamtara district on the north, the Sodepur Area of ECL, in Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, across the Barakar , on the east, Raghunathpur subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal, across
108-1162: A separate Area. The mines of Cluster 5 are in the south-western part of Raniganj Coalfield and south or right bank of the Damodar River in the Purulia district of West Bengal. An overview of the proposed mining activity plan in Cluster 5 , a group of 2 mines in the Sodepur Area, as of 2015–16, is as follows: 1. Parbelia underground mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.15 million tonnes and peak annual production capacity of 0.19mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Parbelia open cast patch had an expected life of 1.5 years. The mine has one depillaring panel by caving method with manual loading and one development section with 2 nos. of SDLs. 2. Dubeswari UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.135 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.18 mt, had an expected life of more than 50 years. Dubswari OC patch had an expected life of 2.5 years. Dubeswari colliery
162-464: Is another major coal loading hub. It is a fully electrified, quadruple line section from Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay to Son Nagar and double line section from Son Nagar to Sitarampur . There are plans to triple the lines from Son Nagar to Dhanbad to accommodate the increasing traffic. . The entire line lies under the jurisdiction of three divisions, Mughalsarai railway division , Dhanbad railway division and Asansol railway division . The Grand chord section
216-587: Is critically important even today, handling major passenger trains on the Howrah–Delhi route, particularly all the Rajdhani Expresses from Howrah , Bhubaneswar and Ranchi and the entire freight traffic, particularly coal, handled by the Dhanbad division of East Central Railway. The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) encompasses a double-line electrified traction corridor from Haldia on
270-472: Is estimated at Rs. 15,000 crore . There have been incidents of land subsidence all over the region. In 2015, a section of the road connecting Kapasara Open Cast Project caved in. Another major problem is fire in the abandoned mines. One such mine at Brindabanpur, 50 m from NH 19 and 100 m from the Grand Chord railway track, was on fire in 2014. Woken up by the noise of explosions, the residents alerted
324-616: Is located in the south-western part of Raniganj Coalfield and is under the administrative control of the Sodepur Area of ECL. The pits of the colliery are located to the north of the Damodar , while the mine workings are to the south. It is the deepest coal mine in India. A total of ten standard coal seams are present in Raniganj Coalfield of which seams R-VII, R-IV, R-X, and partially R-II have been worked or are being worked within
378-542: Is part of the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line . It acts as a link between Sitarampur, (Asansol) , ( West Bengal ) and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction , ( Uttar Pradesh ), previously known as Mughalsarai Junction, and covers a stretch of 450.7 km (280.1 mi). The Coal India Corridor line that branches off from Dhanbad Junction and rejoins the Grand Chord at Son Nagar Junction
432-690: Is projected to cater to a number of traffic streams – coal for the power plants in the northern region of Uttar Pradesh , Delhi , Haryana , Punjab and parts of Rajasthan from the Eastern coal fields, finished steel, food grains, cement, fertilizers, limestone from Rajasthan to steel plants in the east and general goods. The total traffic in UP direction is projected to go up from 38 million tonnes in FY 2005-06 to 116 million tonnes in FY2021–22. In c. 1970 , it
486-474: Is renowned for its remarkable controlling of passenger traffic, despite being burdened with freight traffic. The railways first came to eastern India in 1854, and the Calcutta – Delhi railway link, with a distance of more than 1,642 km (1,020 mi), became operational by 1866. With the increase in traffic it became necessary to construct an alternative route. With this in view, the Grand Chord section
540-573: Is spread over Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Jharkhand part of the Chanch Victoria Area is located outside the south-eastern part of Mugma Area. While collieries such as Basantimata are still in operation, other collieries such as Chanch have been closed. Cluster 1 , a group of 11 mines, is in the western part of Raniganj Coalfield (west of Barakar River ) in the Nirsa CD Block in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. An overview of
594-514: Is the lifeline of the country, 2nd busiest railway section of India after Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh to Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction , Uttar Pradesh (previously known as Mughalsarai Junction) Main Line section, on which coal, steel and other important goods are moved from Eastern section to Western and Northern sections of the country. In the down direction, the traffic consists of mostly food grains, fertilizers and empty wagons for coal loading in
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#1732794464817648-697: The Damodar , on the south, and the Jharia Coalfield on the west. While Maithon Dam , across the Barakar, is in the north-east, Panchet Dam , across the Damodar, is in the south-east. The map alongside shows some of the collieries in the Area. However, as the collieries do not have individual pages, there are no links in the full screen map. As per the Shodhganga website, the following collieries of
702-594: The Damodar . The Sactoria Hospital of ECL in Disergarh functions with 250 beds. Medical facilities (dispensaries) in the Sodepur Area of ECL are available at Chinakuri I & II (PO Sundarchak), Chinakuri Mine III (PO Radhanagar), Parbelia (PO Neturia), Narsamuda (PO Mithani), Bejdih (PO Kulti), Mithani (PO Mithani), Patmohna (PO Patmohna), Sodepur 9/10 (PO Sundarchak), Mouthdih (PO Sundarchak), Dhemo Main (PO Main Dhemo). Grand Chord Grand Chord
756-650: The Eastern Railway to Khurja on the North Central Railway (1,270 km or 790 mi) via Grand Chord, Khurja to Dadri on NCR double-line electrified corridor (46 km or 29 mi) and Single electrified line from Khurja to Ludhiana (412 km or 256 mi) on Northern Railway . The total length works out to 1,379 km (857 mi). So in the Grand Chord section its total 4 parallel track will be run to ease traffic movement on this busy route. The EDFC will traverse 6 states and
810-686: The bord and pillar method . 2. Badjna UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.05 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. In Badjna UG mine extraction of coal was being carried out in the Brindabanpur (BP) seam and Kalimati (KM) seam through development panels by the bord and pillar method. 3. Chapapur II UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.15 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.20 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Chapapur OC patch had an expected life of 1 year. In Chapapur UG mine extraction of coal
864-636: The Chinakuri Colliery. In Mine No. 1 galleries and longwall panels were developed till 1994 to a depth of 700 m (2,300 ft). The last available longwall panel was exhausted in November 2008. 68.46 million tonnes of coal reserves were available in the virgin areas of Mine No. 1. As of 2016, there was no active mining in Mine No. 1, but plans were there to start mining again in Mine No. 1. Mine No 2 has exhausted its reserves. As of 2016,
918-499: The Jharkhand and West Bengal coal fields. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction is a transit division and the main objective is to maintain mobility of high density traffic. The present capacity of the Grand Chord is being optimally utilized. Traversing through Chota Nagpur Plateau of Jharkhand as well as parts of the fertile Gangetic plains of Bihar , the Grand Chord covers a stretch of 450.7 km (280.1 mi). The Grand Chord
972-460: The Mugma Area offices of ECL. They came and took action to extinguish the fire and fill up the abandoned mine. As a precautionary measure 650 workers of ECL's adjoining Lakhimata Colliery were evacuated. Sources: The Asansol–Gaya section , which is a part of Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line passes through the Mugma Area. The old Grand Trunk Road passes through
1026-571: The Mugma Area. NH 19 (old numbering NH 2), running from Agra to Kolkata, leaves GT Road at near Brindabanpur and passes mostly outside the crowded towns and mining areas and rejoins GT Road after Asansol . Sodepur Area Sodepur Area is one of the 14 operational areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited located mainly in Asansol subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district and partly of Raghunathpur subdivision in Purulia district , both in
1080-651: The Mugma field function under the Mugma Area of Eastern Coalfields : Chapapur II, Badjna, Nirsa, Mandman, Kapasara, Lakhimata, Kumardhubi, Gopinathpur, Khudia Open Cast, Khudia Under Ground, Shyampur A, Shyampur B, Hariyajam, Rajpura OCP and Barmuri OCP. As per ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Mugma Area in 2018 are: Badjna Colliery, Bermury OCP, Chapapur Colliery, Gopinathpur Colliery, Hariajam Colliery, Kumardhubi Colliery, Khoodia Colliery, Kapasara Colliery, Lakhimata Colliery, Mandman Colliery, Rajpura OCP and Shampur B. The Chanch Victoria Area of BCCL
1134-795: The Shodhganga website, collieries in the Sitarampur Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Mithani, Bejdi, Dhemomain, Narsamuda, BC Incline and Patmohana. As per the ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Sodepur Area in 2018 are: Bejdih Colliery, Chinakuri I & II Colliery, Chinakuri III Colliery, Dhemomain Incline Colliery, Dhemomain Pit Colliery, Dubeswary Colliery, Methani Colliery, Mouthdih Colliery, Narsamuda Colliery, Parbelia Colliery, Patmohana Colliery and Sodepur Colliery. This website does not show Sitarampur as
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#17327944648171188-887: The Sodepur Area involving 121.16 hectares of land. Amongst the major accidents in Indian coal mines in the post-independence period, 3 have occurred in what is now the Sodepur Area. On 12 July 1952, 12 people were killed in Dhemomain Colliery, then owned by Dhemo Main Collieries Limited, because of roof fall. On 26 September 1956, 28 people were killed in Burra Dhemo Colliery, then owned by North Dhemo Coal Company, because of inundation. On 19 February 1958, 175 people were killed in Chinakuri Colliery, then owned by Bengal Coal Company, because of explosion of fire damp. According to an Envis report about
1242-411: The accident at Burra Dhemo, "There was an abnormally heavy rainfall on 25th September (315 mm) and 26th September, 1956 (142 mm) and all the water courses were flooded leading to submergence of the surrounding areas… Increased percolation of water through the strata caused the roof over a gallery in old workings to collapse right through to the surface creating a hole of about 5 m x 1.6 m. Water rushed into
1296-486: The death of many labourers. As per the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, there are 203 illegal mining sites in ECL spread over Satgram, Sripur, Salanpur, Sodepur, Kunstoria, Pandveshwar, Mugma, Santhal Parganas Mines and Rajmahal. Traditionally many underground collieries have left a void after taking out the coal. As a result, almost all areas are facing subsidence. As per CMPDIL, there were 7 points of subsidence in
1350-499: The death of many labourers. As per the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, there are 203 illegal mining sites in ECL spread over Satgram, Sripur, Salanpur, Sodepur, Kunstoria, Pandveshwar, Mugma, Santhal Parganas Mines and Rajmahal. Rampant illegal mining in the pits abandoned by BCCL and ECL in the Jharkhand-West Bengal border regions has assumed alarming proportions threatening both rail and road connections in
1404-549: The end of the ordeal is nothing short of a miracle." "The Chinakuri Colliery was a combined mine consisting of the workings of Nos. 1 and 2 pits colliery and of No.3 pit colliery working the Disergarh seam. The Disergarh seam was known to produce inflammable gas and its average make in the workings of Nos. 1 and 2 pits was 8.5 m / min. The explosion took place in the workings of Nos. l and 2 pits on 19th February, 1958." Efforts were made to save as many persons as possible and bring
1458-622: The fire under control. When preliminary efforts to control the fire failed and more explosions occurred the mine was flooded with water to control the fire. Altogether 20 men were rescued and out of them 4 died later. "The large majority of the dead bodies was found at or near the working faces suggesting that they were overpowered by such an unexpected danger that they could not make the least attempt to save themselves." According to CMPDI Report (1988), fire affected areas in Raniganj Coalfield had been identified at Dishergarh, Sanctoria, Amritnagar, Jay Kay Nagar, Laikdih, Victoria West and Damogoria. Fire
1512-415: The focus was on developing seam R-VIII in Mine No. 3. Seam R-VIII (Borachak/ Hijuli) has a total geological reserve of 22 million tonnes and was being worked by Mine No. 3 and Parbelia Colliery. Its depth exceeds 600 m (1,968 ft). Coal blocks held by CIL overlap 81 percent of India's potential area exploitable by CBM /CMM. Based on the average Seam R-IV, in Mine No. 1, gas content, it is estimated that
1566-470: The mines for agricultural related work, which also was more remunerative. It forced the mine-owners to bring in outside labour, mostly from Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. In time the migrants dominated the mining and industrial scenario. The pauperization and alienation of the adivasis have been major points of social concern. Sources: The Asansol–Gaya section , which is a part of Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line passes through
1620-549: The new company had its headquarters at Sanctoria in what is now the Sodepur Area. The Sodepur Area is located around 23°41′12″N 86°52′24″E / 23.6868°N 86.8732°E / 23.6868; 86.8732 Located primarily in Paschim Bardhaman district , the Sodepur Area extends into the coal mining areas in Purulia district , across the Damodar . It is bounded by the Salanpur Area on
1674-614: The north, neighbourhoods of Asansol on the east, rural areas of Purulia district on the south and the Mugma Area , in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, across the Barakar on the west. The map alongside shows some of the collieries in the Area. However, as the collieries do not have individual pages, there are no links in the full screen map. As per the Shodhganga website, collieries in the Sodepur Area of Eastern Coalfields are: Sodepur, Mouthdih, Parbelia, Dubeswari, Chinakuri I, Chinakuri II, Chinakuri III, Ranipur and Poidih. As per
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1728-405: The northern edges of the Sodepur Area. There are freight lines in the Sodepur Area to take out the coal. The Grand Trunk Road passes through the northern parts of the Sodepur Area and crosses over to Dhanbad district in Jharkhand over a bridge across the Barakar . State Highway 5 passes through the Sodepur Area, crossing over to the colliery areas in Purulia district, over a bridge across
1782-458: The proposed mining activity plan in Cluster 2 , a group of 3 mines in the Mugma Area, as of 2015–16, is as follows: 1. Kumardhubi UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.08 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 20 years. Kumardhubi is a pre-nationalisation mine. SP top seam was being developed by the bord and pillar method, with entry through BL Incline. Another small patch at SP top seam
1836-429: The proposed mining activity plan in Cluster 6 , a group of 9 mines in the Sodepur Area, as of 2015–16, is as follows: 1. Dhemomain underground mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.155 million tonnes and peak annual production capacity of 0.21 mt, had an expected life of over 50 years. At Dhemomain incline one, bord and pillar development district was being run with SDLs. The fallen coal from old working
1890-487: The proposed mining activity plan in Cluster 1, in the Mugma Area, as of 2015–16, is as follows: 1. Hariajam underground mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.11 million tonnes and peak annual production capacity of 0.14 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. In Hariajam UG mine extraction of coal was being carried out in the Brindabanpur (BP) seam and Gopinathpur (GP) seam through development panels by
1944-555: The region. According to the DGMS , there are at least 22 villages and a few industrial towns, with an estimated population of a million, virtually dangling over empty pits. Illegal miners leave behind the pits vacant after taking out the coal. BCCL and ECL, who have filled up some abandoned pits in Sripur, Sodepur, Kajora, Salanpur and Mugma Areas, do not have funds to fill up large number of abandoned pits. A comprehensive rehabilitation package
1998-483: The state of West Bengal , India. The earliest attempts at coal mining in India by Suetonius Grant Heatly and John Sumner were at places such as Ethora , Chinakuri and others further west and not identified with modern-day places. Chinakuri is in what is now the Sodepur Area of ECL. In 1843, when Carr, Tagore and Company joined hands with Gilmore Homfray and Company to form the Bengal Coal Company,
2052-413: The underground workings through this hole flooding all the dip workings in a couple of minutes. 28 persons working in the dip area were drowned. However, 11 persons who got trapped in the rise area due to the submergence of the exits (one shaft and one incline) came out after 19 days. How they had survived for those 19 days in the dark confines below ground and still had the strength to walk up the incline at
2106-415: The virgin portion of the study area holds approximately 11.6 Bcf, or 328 Mm3, of gas resources. Efforts are on to recover this gas. Mines abandoned, after economic extraction is over, are the main sources of illegal mining , which is generally done in small patches in a haphazard manner and mining sites keep on changing. Illegal mining leads to roof falling, water flooding, poisonous gas leaking, leading to
2160-717: Was also reported from private mining areas like Sarisatali in the Salanpur Area. Prior to coal mining, the entire region was a low-productive rice crop area in what was once a part of the Jungle Mahals . The ownership of land had passed on from local adivasis to agricultural castes before mining started. However, the Santhals and the Bauris , referred to by the colonial administrators as "traditional coal cutters of Raniganj" remained attached to their lost land and left
2214-558: Was also running. 4. Patmohana UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.12 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.12 mt, had an expected life of over 40 years. The proposed Patmohana OC patch had an expected life of 1 year. In Patmohana UG mine only one depillaring district at west side was being run with caving method. 5. Chinakuri I UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.06 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.08 mt, had an expected life of over 50 years. In Chinakuri I UG mine, one development district
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2268-707: Was being carried out in Sripur (R-VI) seam. In Pit No. 1, Raghunath purbati (R-VA) and Baradhemo (R-V) seams had been exhausted. 8. Methani UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.10 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.20 mt, had an expected life of over 20 years. The proposed Methani OC patch had an expected life of 1.5 years. In Methani UG mine, manual development was being carried out in Baradhemo (R-V) seam, through Pit No. 1. 9. Sheetalpur UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.12 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.50 mt, had an expected life of over 30 years. Chinakuri mining area
2322-462: Was being carried out in the Brindabanpur seam in development phase. Further development work was planned to be done in the top section of Brindabanpur seam and in some portion of Mugma Special seam. 5. Lakhimata UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.08 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Lakhimata OC patch had an expected life of 8 years. In Lakhimata UG mine extraction of coal
2376-509: Was being carried out in the Mehtadih seam and Kalimati (KM) seam. In Kalimati seam, depillaring operation was under progress with caving. In Mehtadih seam, development of pillars was under progress. 4. Khoodia UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.05 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Khoodia OC patch had an expected life of 1 year. In Khoodia UG mine extraction of coal
2430-650: Was being carried out in the Mugma Special seam and Mehtadih seam through development panels by the board and pillar method. 6. Shampur B UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.09 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Shampur B (Sangamahal) OC patch had an expected life of 3 years. Shampur B was in the development phase. 7. Mandman UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.07 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Kalimati bottom seam
2484-461: Was being developed by the same method, with entry through Pit No. 2. 2. Barmuri OC mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.18 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.23 mt, had an expected life of more than 10 years. Kalimati seam was being worked in this mine. 3. Rajpura OC mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.10 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.12 mt, had an expected life of more than 5 years. Kalimati seam
2538-436: Was being loaded by UG loaders. One depillaring district was about to be started. At Dhemomain pit, one bord and pillar development district was running with manual loading. 2. Sodepur UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.12 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.15 mt, had an expected life of over 10 years. Sodepur open cast patch had an expected life of 2 years. In Sodepur UG mine, depillaring operation
2592-572: Was being worked but very little reserve is left. Moreover, the mine faces land constraints owing to presence of densely populated area, Eastern Railway Grand Chord line, Grand Trunk Road etc. Progress in Rajpura OC is limited. Mines abandoned, after economic extraction is over, are the main sources of illegal mining , which is generally done in small patches in a haphazard manner and mining sites keep on changing. Illegal mining leads to roof falling, water flooding, poisonous gas leaking, leading to
2646-1095: Was being worked by the board and pillar method, and was under depillaring (with caving) phase. Preparations for development of pillars in Mehtadih seam had also been taken up. Development virgin patches of Kalimati bottom seam was also planned. 8. Nirsa OC patch, with normative annual production capacity of 0.09 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 11 years. 9. Shampur A UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.05 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Shampur A OC patch had an expected life of 2 years. 10. Gopinathpur UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.05 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Gopinathpur OC patch had an expected life of 5 years. 11. Kapasara UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.10 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.15 mt, had an expected life of more than 25 years. Kapasara OC patch had an expected life of 5 years. An overview of
2700-525: Was being worked. Previous depillaring had been done by caving method but later working goaf pillar method was being followed in one district. Another depillaring district was being worked with hydraulic sand stowing. One development section in the east of main dip section was being worked with SDL. 7. Bejdih I UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.04 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.10 mt, had an expected life of over 20 years. In Bejdih UG mine, Incline I & 2, manual development work
2754-537: Was going on in Hatnal seam (R-III). Out of the three working panels stowing was being done in two panels. 3. Narsamuda UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.148 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.19 mt, had an expected life of over 10 years. The Narsamuda UG mine was being worked by the board and pillar method with manual loading. Two depillaring panels were running; one with caving method and another with limited span method. One development section
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#17327944648172808-493: Was planned. The Grand Chord section was opened in December 1906 by Lord Minto , then Viceroy and Governor-General of India with a function at Gujahandi. With the opening of the Grand Chord route, the distance between Calcutta and Delhi was reduced by 192 km (119 mi). The cost of construction was around ₹ 415 lakh (equivalent to ₹ 14 billion or US$ 170 million in 2023). The Grand Chord section
2862-429: Was running with CCM. In another panel depillaring was being done by longwall retreating method with hydraulic stowing. Average depth of the mine was 600m. 6. Chinakuri III UG mine, with normative annual production capacity of 0.15 mt and peak annual production capacity of 0.20 mt, had an expected life of over 25 years. The proposed Chinakuri OC patch had an expected life of 1 year. In Chinakuri III UG mine, Barachak seam
2916-580: Was working the Hijuli seam (R-VIII) through three inclines No. 1, 2 & 3. Two districts were running; one depillaring with caving in Panel-P2 and the other depillaring with stowing in Panel-A. The mines in cluster 6 are in the western part of Raniganj Coalfield and are situated towards west of Asansol and IISCO Steel Plant . Damodar River forms the boundary of the cluster on the southwest. An overview of
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