Damodar Valley coalfields
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The Damodar Valley coalfields are a major coal-bearing region in eastern India encompassing several important coalfields, including Jharia, that have long been central to the country’s coal mining industry.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damodar Valley industrial region | 2 |
| Jharia–Bokaro coal belt | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-bearing area
ⓘ
coalfield region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
opencast coal mining
ⓘ
underground coal mining ⓘ |
| coalType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| contains |
Bokaro coalfield
NERFINISHED
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East Bokaro coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Giridih coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharia coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Karanpura coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramgarh coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Raniganj coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bokaro coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
central to India’s coal mining industry
ⓘ
major coal-producing region of India ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues |
air pollution
ⓘ
land subsidence ⓘ mine fires ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Gondwana coalfields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
coal handling plants
ⓘ
coal washeries ⓘ railway coal transport network ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among earliest developed coal mining areas in India ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Damodar River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Bharat Coking Coal Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coal India Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Coalfields Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Asansol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bokaro Steel City NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhanbad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Damodar Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian coal sector ⓘ |
| resource |
coking coal
ⓘ
non-coking coal ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit |
Damuda series
ⓘ
Raniganj formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsIndustry |
steel plants in eastern India
ⓘ
thermal power plants in eastern India ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial fuel supply
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ steel production ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Damodar Valley industrial region
this entity surface form:
Jharia–Bokaro coal belt
this entity surface form:
Damodar Valley industrial region