(a) whether the Government have made any assessment about
the coal deposits in different areas of Jharkhand;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government propose to start the mining
operation in the new coal field in Bhandaria of Godhwa
districts in Jharkhand; and
(d) if so, the details thereof ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL SHRI N.T. SHANMUGAM
(a)& (b): The total reserves under different category within
Jharkhand state asassessed by Geological Survey of India as on 1-1-2000 is
given below:-
Proved Indicated Inferred Total 33793 28693 5631 69129Coalfield wise details are furnished in the annexure.
Name of the Reserves(MT) Total State/Coalfields Reserves (MT) Jharkhand PROVED INDICATED INFERRED Raniganj 409 548 90 2047 Coalfield
(Jharkhand Part) Jharia Coalfield 15076 4352 0 19430 East bokaro 2866 3139 0 6005 Coalfield West Bokaro 3165 1551 43 4759 Coalfield Ramgarh 368 545 58 971 Coalfield North Karanpur 6679 5690 2028 14397 Coalfield South Karanpura 2542 1963 1500 6014 Coalfield Auranga 9 2485 503 2998 Coalfield Hutar Coalfield 191 27 32 250 Daltonganj 84 60 0 144 Coalfield Deogarh 326 74 0 400 Coalfield Rajmahal 2078 8259 1377 11714 Coalfields. Total for 33793 28693 5631 69129 Jharkhand