Jadugora

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district = Purbi Singhbhum
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Jadugora (also spelt as Jadugoda or Jaduguda) is a census town in Purbi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a small township of Uranium Corporation India Limited in the Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state in Eastern India. It is 35 km by road and 20 km by train from the Steel city of Jamshedpur. This was the first mines where Uranium was produced in India on a reasonable scale.fact|date= April 2008 The township was established in 1965 and it was way ahead of its time with modern school, clubs with tennis courts and a full-fledged hospital.fact|date= April 2008 The school here was part of the chain of schools called Atomic Energy Central School.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Jadugora had a population of 19,003. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jadugora has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 63%. In Jadugora, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Narwapahar Project

The Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. (UCIL) recently completed its project of uranium Mining and Mill at Narwapahar, Bihar. Adequate resources of uranium have been identified to meet the requirements of India's nuclear power program. The uranium deposit at Jaduguda, Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, has been under exploitation since 1962. The uranium deposits at Bhatin and Narwapahar are currently being exploited. Ore from the three deposits is treated in a mill at Jaduguda in the Singhbhum region, and the yield is 300 tons of uranium per year, which is more than sufficient to meet expected requirements for years.

The Narwapahar mine, 12 km north west of Jaduguda, is one of the most modern mines in the country.fact|date= April 2008 The new uranium mine, Narwapahar Mine, was built with Russian technology. The mine is designed to produce 1000 tonnes of ore per day. Trackless mining equipment are in use for the first time in the country. Mine development progress rates of over 300 meters per month have been achieved and the underground output per man shift is 1.9 tonnes, which is considered to be best in the country.fact|date= April 2008 The Narwapahar mine is worked by a decline and a vertical shaft. The decline has the advantage that heavy equipment can be lowered to the working area without dismantling. The shaft is used for hoisting ore and movement of personnel.

References

External links

* [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/sacw/saan/2006/jadugodaDec2006.html Nuclear disaster in Jadugoda - Toxic uranium tailings spill into the river]