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{{Infobox mine
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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India
| pushpin_label = Amrapali & Chadragupta Area
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
| coordinates = {{coord|23.8941|N|85.0005|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| place = [[North Karanpura Coalfield]]
| owner = [[Central Coalfields|Central Coalfields Limited]]
| official website ={{URL|centralcoalfields.in/cmpny/hstry.php}}
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'''Amrapali & Chandragupta Area''' is one of the operational areas of the [[Central Coalfields|Central Coalfields Limited]] located in the [[Tandwa block|Tandwa]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] of the [[Chatra district|Chatra]] district and the [[Keredari (community development block)|Keredari]] CD block in the [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]] district in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/areas/pprwr.php| title= Central Coalfields Limited| work= Areas – Amrapali & Chandragupta |publisher= CCL| accessdate = 15 January 2021}}</ref>

==Overview==
[[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 [[List of coalfields|coalfields]] in India. Only a small corner of this coalfield was exploited earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm |title=The North Karanpura Coalfields |work=Jharkhand |publisher=sinclair-environmental |accessdate=15 January 2021 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150516093809/http://sinclairenvironmental.com/karanpura/coalfields.htm |archivedate=16 May 2015 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/cmpny/mgaprjts.php |title = Mega projects |publisher= Central Coalfields Limited | accessdate = 15 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://docplayer.net/38769705-Annexure-a-the-extent-of-existing-and-new-mining-projects.html#show_full_text |title = The Extent of Existing and New Mining Projects |publisher= doc player| accessdate = 15 January 2021}}</ref>

==Mining activity==
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===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.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/TOR/06_Jun_2018_155851367IKMUE10QAnnexurre_PrefeasibilityReport.pdf |title = Pre-feasibility report of Amrapali OCO (12 MTPA) |publisher= CCL | accessdate = 27 December 2020}}</ref>

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 (community development block)|Keredari]] CD block in Hazaribagh district and 1 in [[Tandwa block|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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/hazaribagh/story-the-much-awaited-ccl-39-s-chandragupta-coal-mines-is-set-to-open-in-keradari-block-3467271.html |title = बहुप्रतीक्षित सीसीएल की चंद्रगुप्त कोल माइंस केरेडारी प्रखंड में खुलने की तैयारी में (Preparations on for opening of the much-awaited Chandragupta Coal Mines in Keredari Block) |work= in Hindi |publisher= livehindustan.com, 5 September 2020 | accessdate = 15 January 2021}}</ref>

==Land acquisition==
Coal India acquires land for [[coal mining]] under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act 1957 (CBA Act in short). A declaration of intention to acquire land in the government gazette is enough. There is no requirement of consultation with the affected communities. An affected person can file an objection with the office of the Coal Controller, under the Ministry of Coal, within 30 days of the notice of acquisition. The Coal Controller makes a recommendation to the central government about it.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/ASA2043922016ENGLISH.PDF |title = When Land is Lost, Do We Eat Coal, Coal Mining and Violation of Adivasi Rights in India | work= 6. Land Acquisition: Coal Bearing Areas Act 1957 |publisher= Amnesty International| accessdate = 19 January 2021}}</ref>

==Medical facilities==
In the North Karanpura Coalfield, CCL has the following facilities:

Central Hospital at Dakra with 50 beds has 11 general duty medical officers and 1 specialist. Among the facilities are: X-Ray, ECG, Semi auto analyzer, monitor defibrillator, dental chair. It has 2 ambulances.<ref name="hospital">{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/sutbs/pdf/12_06_2018_annexure_A_hospital.pdf |title = Status report of existing patient care facility in CCL |publisher= CCL| accessdate = 19 January 2021}}</ref>

Piparwar Hospital at [[Bachra]] with 11 beds has 6 general duty medical officers and 1 specialist. Among the facilities it has are: cardiac monitor, suction machine, X-Ray machine and ECG. It has 4 ambulances.<ref name="hospital"/>

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.<ref name="hospital"/>

There are dispensaries at Rohini, KDH, Purnadih/ Karkatta in North Karanapura Area, at Amrapali Project, Magadh Project in the Magadh Sanghamitra Area, at Tetariakhad in the Rajhara Area.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.centralcoalfields.in/sutbs/pdf/09_08_2019_dispen.pdf |title = Status of Dispensaries |publisher= CCL| accessdate = 19 January 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Operational Areas of CCL}}

[[Category:Coal mining operational areas in Jharkhand]]
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