Central Coalfields Limited awarded the work to construct a bridge over Damodar river in Rajrappa to the PWD. The bridge to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 26 crore, will connect Rajrappa with Bokaro district for coal transportation to the Rajrappa coal washery from the proposed block-2 mine expansion project.
Once constructed, this will be the fourth such bridge by CCL in the district. CCL has an ambitious block-2 mine expansion plan in Rajrappa area in Dhawaiya and Simrabera villages under Gomia block of Bokaro district at an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore. The coal produced here will be sent to Rajrappa coal washery which has a coal capacity of 800 metric tonne.
The bridge will initially be used to carry heavy machines to the new coal project which will spread across 585 hectares of land. The Damodar river basin is rich in coal reserves and most of CCL’s mines are under operation here. The river is now dotted with bridges in every 5km and Ramgarh alone has seven bridges constructed by CCL and the state government.
