Amrapali & Chandragupta Area
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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Amrapali & Chadragupta Area Location in Jharkhand  Amrapali & Chadragupta Area Amrapali & Chadragupta Area (India) | |
| Location | North Karanpura Coalfield |
| Coordinates | 23°53′39″N 85°00′02″E / 23.8941°N 85.0005°E |
| Owner | |
| Company | Central Coalfields Limited |
| Website | centralcoalfields |
Amrapali & Chandragupta Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located in the Tandwa CD block of the Chatra district and the Keredari CD block in the Hazaribagh district in the state of Jharkhand, India.[1]
North Karanpura Coalfield has reserves of 14 billion tonnes of coal (proved, indicated and inferred), around 9% of India's total coal reserves, placing it among the biggest coalfields in India. Only a small corner of this coalfield was exploited earlier.[2]
Future mega projects in the area include: Magadh opencast project expansion with nominal capacity of 51 million tonnes per year and peak capacity of 70 million tonnes per year, Amrapali OCP expansion with nominal capacity 25 MTY and peak capacity of 35 MTY, Sanghamitra OCP with nominal capacity of 20 MTY and peak capacity of 27 MTY, and Chandragupta OCP with nominal capacity of 15 MTY and peak capacity of 20 MTY.[3][4]
Mining activity
5miles
mine site
mine site
River
River
Mangardaha mine
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, A: Administrative headquarters, CT: census town, R: rural/urban centre
Location of new mine sites are approximate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
9.9miles
River
River
River
River
Hazaribagh Area
Sayal Area
& Chandragupta Area
Dam
Wildlife Sanctuary
Some census towns and locations around Hazaribagh city have been shown in the Hazaribagh City map
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, D: dam, HS: hot spring
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Mines and projects
Amrapali open cast project in the North Karanpura Coalfield is located in the Chatra district and supplies coal to Barh Super Thermal Power Station. It has an annual rated capacity of 12 million tonnes per year. With a mineable reserve of 124.79 million tonnes, it has a life of 11 years, as on 31 March 2018. It operates in two geological blocks: Amrapali and Krishnapur. An 80 km metalled road connecting Tandwa with Hazaribagh, via Simaria passes through the area.[5]
As of 2020, as per a newspaper report, Central Coalfields Limited has initiated steps for acquisition of 3331.50 acres of land in 7 villages (6 in Keredari CD block in Hazaribagh district and 1 in Tandwa CD block in Chatra district) for the Chandragupta open cast project. The announcement is being made in the villages with the beating of drums. Quoting company officials, the report says that the area has reserves of 600 million tonnes of coal, and annual production target is 20 million tonnes.[6]