JHARIA COALFIELD TODAY, TOMORROW AND THEREAFTER


Table 3: Strata composition(percent) in Jharia coalfield
(Source: Bharat Coking Coal Limited)
Sl No
Borehole
Block
Coal
Sandstone
Shale
S&S mixed*
Jhama
Sub-soil
1.
LB-14
Loyabad
10
50
23
10
5
2
2.
BLS-1
Bhalgora
7
54
27
1
9
2
3.
SBJ-46
Sendra Bansjora
18
45
10
3
4
20
4.
DMH-2
Damuda
10
45
38
5
1
1
5.
DB27
Dharmaband
10
49
20
19
1
1
6.
PD-27
Patherdih
16
44
14
21
4
1
7.
PTS-13
Patherdih Sudamdih
26
41
16
10
5
2
8.
SNE-3
Sitanala
8
45
21
24
-
2
9.
SNE-1
Sitanala
7
48
22
21
-
2
10.
KP-11
Kapuria
10
34
8
45
-
3
11.
Average
-
12
45
20
16
3
4


Table 4: Land use pattern in Jharia coalfield (Area as percentage)
(Source: Center of Mining Environment, ISM, Dhanbad)

Sl No
Land use
1925
1974
1987
1993
1.
Villages, settlements, townships, etc.
8.6
16.0
32.3
33.10
2.
Land in mining use including open pits
4.7
17.4
12.5
19.42
3.
Water bodies
7.3
6.7
3.1
2.90
4.
Forests (plantation)
4.9
0.7
0.7
2.45
5.
Agriculture & natural vegetation
65.4
56.8
49.4
39.02
6.
Fallow land and pasture
9.1
2.4
2.0
3.11



Table 5 : Distribution of land use and coal leasehold pattern in JCF
(Source : Bharat Coking Coal Limited)

Sl No
Condition
Area(sq km)
Area%
1.
BCCL leasehold
-
-
.
Opencast & underground blocks
-
-
.
Subsided land
35.0
7.7
.
Under fire
18.0
4.0
.
Coal refuse/overburden dumps
6.5
1.4
.
Abandoned opencast pits
4.5
1.0
. Others (Agri/Res/Indust)
194.0
43.1
  Sub-total
258.0
57.3
2. TISCO
22.0
4.9
3. IISCO
10.0
2.2
4. Other industrial
51.0
11.3
5. Agriculture
49.5
11.0
6. Forest
5.5
1.2
7. Settlements
54.0
12.8
. Sub-total
192.0
42.7
. Total
450.8
100.0


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