Sijua Area
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| Location | |
|---|---|
  Sijua Area Location in Jharkhand  Sijua Area Sijua Area (India) | |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 23°47′37″N 86°19′53″E / 23.7935°N 86.3315°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coking coal |
| Owner | |
| Company | Bharat Coking Coal Limited |
| Website | http://www.bcclweb.in/ |
| Year of acquisition | 1971-72 |
Sijua Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Jharia coalfield first came into the picture in the 19th century. Mining in the early days was carried out through manual and semi-manual methods, causing large scale degradation of land, forests and environment, and resulting in mine fires and subsidence. Most of the mines in the Area have a history from the pre-nationalised era. In 1972, the mines of Jharia coalfield were taken over by BCCL from the erstwhile private owners and were reorganised. Most of the mines in the Area are close to each other.[1]
Geography
1.2miles
U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: F: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
The Sijua Area office is located at 23°47′37″N 86°19′53″E / 23.7935°N 86.3315°E.
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. In the map placed further down, all places marked are linked in the larger full screen map.
The Sijua Area is located 12 km from Dhanbad Junction railway station. Dhanbad-Chandrapura line crosses the area in an east-west direction.[1]
