Ranchi, July 28: Auction of coal blocks in Jharkhand will help give 49456 employment including direct employment to 12364 people and indirect employment to 37092 people besides minimum annual revenue of Rs 3241 crore and capital investment of Rs 5487 crore. Data provided by coal ministry sources informed this.
There are nine coal blocks in Jharkhand which will be auctioned. The nine coal blocks include Gondalpara in Hazaribagh, Choritand Tilaiya in Bokaro, Chakla, Chitarpur, North Dhadu and Seregraha in Latehar, Rajhara North (Central and Eastern) in Palamau, Urma Paharitola in Dumka and Pakur and Brahmadiha in Giridih.
In Gondalpara Geological Reserve (GR) of 167 million tonnes (MT) and has production capacity per annum (PCPA) is 4 million tonnes (MT). It will give a minimum annual revenue of 389 crore per annum after the capital investment of Rs 600 crore. It will give total 5408 employment including direct employment to 1352 people and indirect employment to 4056 people.
Choritand Tilaiya has a GR of 97MT and PCPA 0.8MT. It will give a minimum annual revenue of Rs 80 crore. It will bring a capital investment of Rs 117 crore and generate job opportunity for 1055 including 264 direct and 791 indirect.
Chakla has a GR of 76MT and PCPA 5 MT. It will give a minimum annual revenue of Rs 439crore. It will bring a capital investment of Rs 795 crore and generate job opportunities for 7166 including 1791 direct and 5374 indirect.
Chitarpur has a GR of 222MT and PCPA 3 MT. It will give a minimum annual revenue of Rs 266crore. It will bring a capital investment of Rs 518 crore and generate job opportunities for 4664 including 1166 direct and 3498 indirect.
North Dhadu has a GR of 924MT and PCPA 8 MT. It will give a minimum annual revenue of Rs 651crore. It will bring a capital investment of Rs 1223 crore and generate job opportunities for 11019 including 2755 direct and 8264 indirect.
Seregarha has GR of 187 MT and PCPA 4 MT. It will give a minimum annual revenue of Rs 308crore. It will bring a capital investment of Rs 600 crore and generate job opportunities for 5408 including 1352 direct and 4056 indirect.
Rajhara North has a GR of 20MT and PCPA 0.8MT. It will give a minimum annual revenue of Rs 84 crore. It will bring a capital investment of Rs 113 crore and generate job opportunity for 1014 including 254 direct and 761 indirect.
Urmapaharitola has a GR of 579MT and PCPA 10MT. It will give a minimum annual revenue of Rs 971 crore. It will bring a capital investment of Rs 1500 crore and generate job opportunities for 13520 including 3380 direct and 10140 indirect.
Brahmadiha has GR of 5MT and PCPA 0.2MT. It will give a minimum annual revenue of Rs 53 crore. It will bring a capital investment of Rs 23 crore and generate job opportunity for 203 including 51 direct and 152 indirect.
