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| pushpin_label = Kathara Area
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand
| coordinates = {{coord|23.768403|N|85.892257|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| place = [[East Bokaro Coalfield]]
| owner = [[Central Coalfields|Central Coalfields Limited]]
| official website ={{URL|centralcoalfields.in/cmpny/hstry.php}}
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'''Kathara Area''' is one of the operational areas of the [[Central Coalfields|Central Coalfields Limited]] located mainly in the [[Bokaro district]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], India.

The projects of the Kathara Area are: Kathara open cast, Jarangdih open cast, Jarangdih underground, Sawang open cast/ underground, Govindpur underground, Kathara Washery, Swang Washery. The area office is at Kathara, PO Kathara 829116. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/areas/kthra.php |title = Central Coalfields Limited | work= Areas – Kathara |publisher= CCL| accessdate = 18 December 2020}}</ref>

==Mining activity==
{{OSM Location map
| width=400| height=250| zoom=12
| coord={{coord|23|46|30|N|85|52|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Collieries in the CCL Kathara Area (East Bokaro Coalfield)''' U: Underground colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, S: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord4={{coord|23|48|23|N|85|50|15|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Sawang colliery| numbered4=O| mark-title4= Sawang colliery (O)
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|mark-coord7={{coord|23|46|6|N|85|53|32|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= CCL Kathara Area Office| numbered7=A| mark-title7= Kathara Area (A) |shape-color7=black| label-size7=13|label-color7=black
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|mark-coord10={{coord|23|47|20|N|85|51|20|E}} |label10= Konar |labela10= River|label-color10 = #77A1CB| label-angle10= 60| label-pos10=top| label-size10=10| mark-size10=0| mark-title10 =none
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|46|50|N|85|49|30|E}} |label11= Bokaro River|label-color11 = #77A1CB| label-angle11= 30| label-pos11=top| label-size11=10| mark-size11=0| mark-title11 =none
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|47|35|N|85|53|3|E}}| label-pos12=right|label12= Bokaro (Thermal)| numbered12=CT| mark-title12= [[Bokaro (Thermal)]] (CT) |shape-color12= #A40000}}

{{OSM Location map
| width=610| height=330| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|23|41|0|N|86|4|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division''' M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|23|41|2|N|86|22|26|E}} | label-pos1=bottom|label1= Amlabad | numbered1=CT| mark-title1=[[Amlabad]] (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|38|39|N|86|26|46|E}} | label-pos2=bottom|label2= Bhojudih| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=[[Bhojudih]] (CT)
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|48|55|N|85|53|3|E}} | label-pos3=top|label3= Bokaro (Thermal)| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=[[Bokaro (Thermal)]] (CT)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|48|0|N|85|55|22|E}} | label-pos4=top|label4= Kurpania| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=[[Kurpania]] (CT)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|47|10|N|85|57|0|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Bermo| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=[[Bermo]] (CT)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|45|30|N|85|55|40|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6= Jaridih Bazar| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=[[Jaridih Bazar]] (CT)
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|49|12|N|86|7|31|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7= Telo| numbered7=CT| mark-title7=[[Telo, Bokaro]] (CT)
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|47|50|N|86|6|35|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= Narra| numbered8=CT| mark-title8=[[Narra, Bokaro]] (CT)
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|45|30|N|86|7|50|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Chandrapura| numbered9=CT| mark-title9=[[Chandrapura]] (CT)
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|46|16|N|86|3|20|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Termi| numbered10=CT| mark-title10=[[Termi]] (CT)
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|45|52|N|86|8|44|E}} | label-pos11=top|label11= Bursera| numbered11=CT| mark-title11=[[Bursera, Bokaro]] (CT)
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|mark-coord19={{coord|23|47|10|N|85|49|25|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Saram| numbered19=CT| mark-title19=[[Saram, Bokaro]] (CT)
|mark-coord20={{coord|23|44|50|N|85|50|39|E}} | label-pos20=right|label20= Tenudam-cum-Kathara| numbered20=CT| mark-title20 =[[Tenudam-cum-Kathara]] (CT)
|mark-coord21={{coord|23|39|55|N|86|0|58|E}} | label-pos21=left|label21= Bandh Dih| numbered21=CT| mark-title21=[[Bandh Dih]] (CT)
|mark-coord22={{coord|23|40|48|N|86|1|12|E}} | label-pos22=left|label22= Jena| numbered22=CT| mark-title22=[[Jena, Bokaro]] (CT)
|mark-coord23={{coord|23|40|38|N|86|3|23|E}} | label-pos23=top|label23= Tanr Balidih| numbered23=CT| mark-title23=[[Tanr Balidih]] (CT)
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|52|57|N|86|6|29|E}} | label-pos24=left|label24= Bhandra| numbered24=CT| mark-title24=[[Bhandra]] (CT)
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|mark-coord28={{coord|23|47|55|N|85|58|18|E}} | label-pos28=right|label28= CCL B&K Area | numbered28=A| mark-title28= [[Bokaro and Kargali Area]] (A) | label-size28=12|label-color28=#AA6666
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|mark-coord31={{coord|23|43|50|N|85|45|0|E}} | label-pos31=top|label31= Tenughat TPS| numbered31=F| mark-title31= [[Tenughat Thermal Power Station]] |shape-color31=#967117
|mark-coord32={{coord|23|48|0|N|85|52|48|E}} | label-pos32=left|label32= Bokaro B TPS| numbered32=F| mark-title32= [[Bokaro Thermal Power Station B]] |shape-color32=#967117
|mark-coord33={{coord|23|38|50|N|86|7|40|E}} | label-pos33=left|label33= Bokaro Steel Plant| numbered33=F| mark-title33= [[Bokaro Steel Plant]] |shape-color33=#967117
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===Mines and projects===
Kathara colliery is a running mine, started in 1944 by Anderson Wright and Company. Kathara opencast project has been cleared in 2014 for 1.9 million tonnes per year. Kathara opencast expansion project was cleared in 2014 for 0.9 million tonnes per year (normative} and 1.9 million tonnes per year (peak). <ref>{{cite web| url = http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/EIA/91127121612101482-2008.pdf |title = EIA & EMP for Kathara OCP, 2009 |publisher=Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd. | accessdate = 18 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://ismenvis.nic.in/Database/~/Database/EC_Granted_2014_CoalMining_8353.aspx | title = EC Granted for the year 2014: Coal Mining | publisher = Envis Centre for environment problems of mining | accessdate = 18 December 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/EC/011020141Kathara_EC.pdf |title = Kathara Opencast Expansion Coal Mine Project |publisher= Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India | accessdate = 18 December 2020}}</ref>

New Kathara Coking Coal Washery is a proposed project with linkages with Govindpur Ph II, Jagrandih OCP and Kathara Colliery. With an annual capacity of 3.0 million tonnes per year, it is located in the premises of the existing Kathara washery.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=oDdMh+iwm+gTCbHScyQn2YURcEyIQyzzt9KvYphCrknlKs2JlrBK5Pbl5898b4DqhsPeb3C+z49Y+3JkrX+uRjGAjB52j+QYc+0YlEeQaME=&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z/pgnoBhDlYdZCxzUeqEISsDpNmaozay3MPM7v|title = Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management Plant for New Kathara Coking Coal Washery |publisher= Central Coalfields Ltd. | accessdate = 18 December 2020}}</ref>

Jarangdih Open Cast Project has been closed in 2020 because of non-availability of environmental clearance.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/bokaro-jarangdih-opencast-mines-shut-down-19896518.html |title = बंद हो गई जारंगडीह ओपेनकास्ट माइंस (Jarangdih Open Cast Mines Closed) | work= in Hindi |publisher= Jagaran 2 January 2020 | accessdate = 18 December 2020}}</ref>

==Educational facilities for employees’ children==
[[Central Coalfields|Central Coalfields Limited]] provides support for reputed institutions/ trusts for setting up 10+2 pattern CBSE schools for children of CCL employees. It provides 109 buses to employees’ children to schools and back. Among the schools in the East Bokaro Coalfield that receive financial help or structural support are: DAV Dhori, DAV Swang, DAV Kathara.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/sutbs/education.php |title = Educational facilities |publisher= CCL| accessdate = 12 February 2021}}</ref>

==Medical facilities==
In the East Bokaro Coalfield, CCL has the following facilities:

Central Hospital Dhori at Dhori with 50 beds has 7 general duty medical officers and 3 specialists. Among the facilities it has are audiometer, spirometer, I.C.U. It has 4 ambulances.<ref name=”medical”>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/sutbs/pdf/12_06_2018_annexure_A_hospital.pdf |title = Status report of existing patient care facility in CCL |publisher= CCL| accessdate = 12 February 2021}}</ref>

Regional Hospital at Kargali with 60 beds has 3 general duty medical officers and 3 specialists. Among the facilities it has are surgical and eye equipment. It has 2 ambulances.<ref name=”medical”/>

Bokaro Colliery Hospital at [[Bermo]] with 48 beds has 2 general duty medical officers. It has facilities for routine tests.<ref name=”medical”/>

Kathara Hospital at Kathara with 35 beds has 4 general duty medical officers. Among the facilities it has are X‐ray, ECG, auto analyser. It has 2 ambulances.<ref name=”medical”/>

Swang Hospital at Swang functions with 11 beds.<ref name=”medical”/>

Jarangdih Hospital at Jaragdih functions with 11 beds.<ref name=”medical”/>

There are central facilities in the Central Hospital, Gandhinagar at Kanke Road, Ranchi with 250 beds and in the Central Hospital, Naisarai at Ramgarh with 150 beds.<ref name=”medical”/>

There are dispensaries at Gobindpur in the Kathara Area, Karo I/ Jawahar Nagar, AAK OCP/ KMP in the Bokaro & Kargali Area and Central Colony and Kalyani in the Dhori Area.<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.centralcoalfields.in/sutbs/pdf/09_08_2019_dispen.pdf |title = Status of Dispensaries |publisher= CCL| accessdate = 12 February 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Operational Areas of CCL}}

[[Category:Coal mining operational areas in Jharkhand]]

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