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Argada Area

Argada Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located in the Ramgarh and Hazaribagh districts in the state of Jharkhand, India.

Argada Area
Location
Argada Area is located in Jharkhand
Argada Area
Argada Area
Location in Jharkhand
Argada Area is located in India
Argada Area
Argada Area
Argada Area (India)
LocationSouth Karanpura Coalfield
Coordinates23°38′52″N 85°27′01″E / 23.6477°N 85.4504°E / 23.6477; 85.4504
Owner
CompanyCentral Coalfields Limited
Websitecentralcoalfields.in/cmpny/hstry.php

The projects of the Argada Area are: Gidi A Open Cast, Gidi C opencast, Religara opencast/ underground, Sirka opencast, Sirka underground, Argada underground, Giddi Washery. The area office is at Sirka, PO Argada 829101.[1]

Mining activity

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Religara
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CCL Argada Area Office
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Gidi washery
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Argada Colliery
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Sirka colliery
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Religara colliery
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Gidi colliery
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Collieries in the CCL Argada Area (South Karanpura Colafield)
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town, H: historical, religious, tourist centre
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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Gidi is an old colliery that started functioning in 1958. Several seams (Argada, Argada-A, Argada-B, Sirka, Bansgarha, Hatidhari and upper & lower Semana) have been worked by underground mining methods, either through independent mine entries / inclines or drifts from one seam to another. In addition, the mine has been worked by opencast methods in six patches (Quarries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). Except Qaurries 2 and 3, all the other quarries are filled up water to a maximum water level of 336.20 metres (1,103.0 ft). Giddi-A open cast project is located in the east central part of South Karanpura Coalfield. All the underground workings of Giddi-A colliery were stopped since March 1984. Presently the mine operation is limited to opencast working in Quarry no. 3.[2]

The Pre-Feasibility Report for working in Giddi-A colliery covers the area of existing working in Quarry nos. 2 and 3 of Giddi-A along with a new patch transferred from Religara Colliery in an adjacent location north east of Quarry no. 3. Two working sections have been envisaged in this scheme – the western section being an existing working section and the eastern section is a green field area. The combined mineable reserve of both the sections is 3.70 million tonnes. The estimated life of the eastern section is 6 years and the western section is 3 years.[2]

The Sirka opencast project is located in the eastern part of the South Karanpura Coalfield. It was earlier owned by Bird & Company and was taken over at the time of nationalisation in 1973. At that time it produced 0.30-0.35 million tonnes per year, using both underground and opencast methods. As of 2012–13, Sirka project was operating in Argada Area with an annual capacity of 0.25 million tonnes per year of raw coal.[3] Sirka is a census town in Ramgarh (community development block) in Ramgarh district.

 
 
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CCL Rajrappa Area
CCL Kuju Area
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Hazaribagh Area
CCL Argada Area
CCL Barka
Sayal Area
Patratu
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Rajrappa
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Gola
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Ghatotand
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Dulmi
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Bhurkunda
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Bhadani Nagar
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Ramgarh Cantonment
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Taping
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Sirka
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Sewai
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Saunda
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Sanri
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Patratu
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Orla
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Marar
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Mandu
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Lapanga
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Kuju
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Kedla
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Jainagar
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Hesla
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Chitarpur
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Bongabar
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Barughutu
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Ara
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Barkakana
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Balkundra
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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

The Argada underground project is located in the eastern part of the South Karanpura Coalfield. It was earlier owned by Bird & Company and was taken over at the time of nationalisation in 1973. At that time, it produced 0.35 million tonnes per year, using underground methods. Argada underground project has a production capacity of 0.06 million tonnes per year. The Damodar flows along its western and southern boundaries. It is about 10 km from Ramgarh Cantonment.[4]

Gidi Non-Coking Coal Washery was set up in 1975 with an installed capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year.[5] According to a newspaper report Gidi Washery was closed in October 2020.[6]

Note: For Hazaribagh district map see Barka Sayal Area

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 Argada Area of CCL illegal mining activities are taking place in Argada B&J Incline, Sirka Quarry 1& 2, Gidi 1, 5, 2. Illegal mining also takes place in the fringe areas and outside the leasehold areas of CCL.[7]

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 South Karanpura Coalfield that receive financial help or structural support are: DAV Urimari, DAV Gidi.[8]

Medical facilities

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In the South Karanpura Coalfield, CCL has the following facilities:

AKC Bhurkunda (Hospital) at Bhurkunda with 35 beds has 4 general duty medical officers and 1 specialist. Among the facilities it has are: X-ray machine, ECG machine, nebulizer, patho lab. It has 2 ambulances.[9]

Central Saunda Hospital at Saunda has 15 beds.[9]

ARH Sayal at Sayal with 20 beds has 1 general duty medical officer. Among the facilities it has are: X-Ray machine, patho lab. It has 2 ambulances.[9]

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.[9]

AKC, Gidi A at Gidi with 31 beds has 6 general duty medical officer and 1 specialist. Among the medical facilities it has is: X-ray machine. It has 3 ambulances.[9]

There are dispensaries at Sirka and Gidi C in the Argada Area, and at Urimari in the Barka Sayal Area.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Coalfields Limited". Areas - Argada. CCL. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Pre-Feasibility Report of Giddi A OCP" (PDF). CMPDI 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Environmental Statement of Sirka Colliery" (PDF). Central Coalfields Ltd., 2013-14. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Environmental statement for Argada UG, 2013-14" (PDF). Central Coalfields Ltd. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Washery". Central Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ "गिद्दी वाशरी को चालू करने को ले सीसीएल प्रबंधन उदासीन (CCL Management is reluctant to open Gidi Washery)". in Hindi. Jagaran, 10 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Report – Prevention of Illegal Coal Mining and Theft" (PDF). Pages 3, 39. Standing Committee on Coal & Steel, 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Educational facilities". CCL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Status report of existing patient care facility in CCL" (PDF). CCL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Status of Dispensaries" (PDF). CCL. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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