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Data was wrongly mentioned its 38.65 rather than 51 bt

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{{Short description|Coalfield in Odisha, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
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| name = Talcher Coalfield
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha
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| subdivision_type = State
| state/province = [[Odisha]]
| country = India
| owner = [[Mahanadi Coalfields Limited]]
| official website = http://www.mcl.gov.in
| acquisition year = 1992
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'''Talcher Coalfield''' is located in [[Angul district]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]], in the valley of the [[Brahmani River|Brahmani]].

==The coalfield==
According to [[Geological Survey of India]], the Talcher Coalfield has reserves of 38.65 billion tonnes, the highest in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf |title=Coal Resources of India (As on 1.1.2004) |publisher=Coal Wing, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata |accessdate=30 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327022156/http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf |archivedate=27 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Talcher Coalfield covers an area of {{convert|500|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. The coal is of lower grade containing only about 35 per cent of fixed carbon, 70 per cent volatile matter and 25 per cent ash content.<ref>Majid Hussain, ''Geography of India'' (for Civil Service Exams), pp. 6-8, Tata McGraw Hill</ref> As of 2011, nearly one hundred thousand tonnes of coal is dispatched daily to power stations in [[Odisha]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]] and other parts of India.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110218/jsp/orissa/story_13597121.jsp |title=Rail roko hits coal supply in Talcher |newspaper=The Telegraph|date=18 February 2011 |accessdate=31 August 2008}}</ref>

==History==
Coal was discovered in the Talcher Coalfields at Gopalprasad in 1837. Handidhua Colliery was opened by M/s Villiers in 1921. NCDC opened several mines – at South Balanda in 1960, Nandira in 1962 and Jagannath in 1972. Production rose from 0.91 million tonnes in 1972-73 to 33.10 million tonnes in 2001-02. Talcher Coalfield is subdivided into five production/ administrative areas: Talcher, Jagannath, Kalinga, Lingaraj and Hingula.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://angul.nic.in/mcl.htm| title = Talcher Coalfield| publisher =Mahanadi Coalfields Limited | accessdate = 31 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/industrial/display.php?file=Coal.txt&title=Collieries | title = Collieries| publisher =IRFCA | accessdate = 31 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mysarkarinaukri.com/mahanadi-coalfields-limited | title = Mahanadi Coalfields Limited | accessdate = 31 August 2008 }}</ref>

==Transport==
Talcher Coalfield was linked by a rail line taking off from Nergundi on the east coast in 1922.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2208/stories/20050422001510000.htm | title = A saga of performance| last = Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay | publisher = Frontline, Vol 22, No 8, 12 – 25 March 2005 |accessdate = 31 August 2008 }}</ref>
{{see also|Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line}}

==References==
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{{Mahanadi Basin}}
{{Coalfields}}

[[Category:Coalfields of India]]
[[Category:Energy in Odisha]]
[[Category:Angul district]]
[[Category:Mining in Odisha]]

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2405:201:5C0B:C04B:6D58:6961:F842:75EB: Data was wrongly mentioned its 38.65 rather than 51 bt