Manbhum District was one of the districts of the East India during the British Raj. After India’s independence, the district became a part of Bihar State. Upon re-organisation of the Indian states in the mid-1950s, present Purulia district was carved out of the district of Manbhum and became a part of the West Bengal; the remaining part of Manbhum district was kept with Bihar state
Ranchi district is the most populous district of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, is the district headquarters. It was established as a district in 1899. Contents 1History 2Geography 2.1Climate 3Politics 4Economy 5Divisions 6Education 7Demographics 7.1Languages 8Administration 8.1Blocks/Mandals 9References 10External links History Main article: History of Ranchi district Iron slag, potsherds and iron tools have been found
The Jamunia River is a tributary of the Damodar River. It flows through the Hazaribagh, Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Course The Jamunia River rises on the Hazaribagh plateau, near Bishungarh. It runs near the Grand Trunk Road from around Bagodar to past Dumri and then turns towards Gomoh in south, forms the border between Dhanbad and Bokaro districts and joins the Damodar near Jamuniatand. Jamunia River Location Country India State Jharkhand City Gomoh Physical characteristics Mouth Damodar River
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United Kingdom and South Africa, a coal mine and its structures are a colliery, a coal mine is called a
Vizianagaram is a city and the headquarters of the Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Eastern Ghats, about 24 km (15 mi) west of the Bay of Bengal and 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 228,025 and was established as the capital of the Vizianagaram estate by Raja Vijayaram Raj from the Pusapati dynasty. The rulers had
Sondur Dam is located in Dhamtari District of Chhattisgarh in India. It was constructed in 1988 across Sondur River. The catchment area of the Sondur river up to the dam is 518 km2. Sondur Dam, Nagri (C.G.)
Shivnath River (or Seonath River) is the longest tributary of Mahanadi River, which it joins in Changori in Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh, India. It has a total course of 290 kilometres (180 mi). The name comes for the god Shiva in Hinduism. Contents 1Sources 2Course 3Sale 4References Sources Shivnath originates from Godari village in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra and flows northeast for 300 kms
The Murrum Silli Dam or Babu Chhotelal Shrivastav Dam, also spelled Madam Silli and Mordem Silli, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Sillari River, a tributary of the Mahanadi in central eastern India. It was built under the supervision of British Raj governor Madam Silli for whom it was originally named. It is located in Dhamtari District of Chhattisgarh. Built between 1914 and 1923, it is the first dam in
Dudhawa Dam is located in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh in India. The construction of the dam began in 1953 and finished in 1964. It is built across the Mahanadi river in the village of Dudhawa, 21 km from Sihawa and 29 km from Kanker. The height of the dam is 24.53 m and the length 2,906.43 m. The reservoir has a catchment area of 625.27 km2. This is one of
Gangrel Dam officially the Pandit Ravishankar Sagar is located in Chhattisgarh, India. It is built across the Mahanadi River. It is located in Dhamtari district, about 17 km from Dhamtari and about 90 km from Raipur. It is the longest & largest dam in Chhattisgarh. This dam supplies year round irrigation, allowing farmers to harvest two crops per year and key water supplier of Bhilai Steel