Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited which is inturn under the ownership of Ministry of Coal, Government of India, Its headquarters is located at Dhanbad and Kolkata, India.[1] It was incorporated in January, 1972 to operate coking coal mines (214 in number) operating in the Jharia and Raniganj Coalfields and was taken over by the Government of India on 16 October 1971.

Bharat Coking Coal Limited
Company typeSubsidiary of Coal India
IndustryCoal
Founded1972
HeadquartersDhanbad, India
Area served
Jharkhand, West Bengal
Key people
Sri Samiran Dutta, CMD
ProductsCoal
Number of employees
38,731
WebsiteBCCL Website

BCCL contributes 50% of total prime coking coal requirement of steel sector.[2] Company operates 36 coal mines, which include eleven underground, sixteen open cast & nine mixed mines in year 2020. Company runs eight coal washeries and four are under construction. Mines are grouped into twelve areas for administratisation.

BCCL is the major producer of prime coking coal (raw and washed) in India. Medium coking coal is produced in its mines in Mohuda and Barakar areas. In addition to production of hard coke, BCCL operates washeries, sand gathering plants, a network of aerial ropeways for transport of sand, and a coal bed methane-based power plant in Moonidih.

Operating Areas

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A broad area-wise distribution of coalmines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited is given below:[3][failed verification]

Operational Area Collieries Pr Number Candidate Name
Barora Area Muraidih, Phularitand, Damoda, Madhuband 847640 manoj patra
Block II Area Block-II, Jamunia OCP 845471 indrajeet das
Govindpur Area Kharkhari, Jogidih, Maheshpur, Amalgamated Block-IV Govindpur Colliery, New Akashkinari Colliery, Tetuliya, 845442 anuj kumar
Katras Area AKWMC OCP, Salanpur, AGKKC, Katras Choitudih, AGKKC Gaslitand 840003 tanu majee
Katras Area AKWMC OCP, Salanpur, AGKKC, Katras Choitudih, AGKKC Gaslitand 808876 Md firoz ansari
Pootkee Balihari Area Gopalichauk, PB Project 841141 Rajkumar bharti
Pootkee Balihari Area Gopalichauk, PB Project 846896 Anil kumar
Bastacolla Area South Jharia/ROCP, Dobari, Kuya, Bastacolla, Bera, 845579 Sumit jha
Lodna Area Amalgamated NTST-Jeenagora, 845448 Akash kumar
Eastern Jharia Area Bhowrah South, ASPC Chandan, 844899 Mohit kumar
Chanch Victoria Area Basantimata Dahibari, Damagoria, 845450 Hemant Deogharia
Western Jharia Area Moonidih Project, 845451 Sitaram mahato

Note: All the linked Area pages provide relevant details of the collieries and carry maps indicating the location of the collieries

Central Hospital Dhanbad (CHD)

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Central Hospital, Dhanbad situated at Jagjivan Nagar comes under direct administrative control of BCCL and managed by Medical Department of BCCL. The hospital is 650 bedded tertiary clinic with many specialties and super-specialties branches and one of the largest among all Hospitals operated by Coal India Limited. It primarily caters to residents and employees of BCCL. The hospital also operates a College of Nursing from its campus.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Anindita Ghose (22 June 2012). "The dark ages". Livemint. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "BCCL".
  3. ^ "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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