Dhanbad City - Dhanbad In General

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Dhanbad City

DHANBAD

Dhanbad is one of the most important industrial centers in India. In and around Dhanbad is the richest mineral wealth of India.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Temperature (deg C) : Summer Max- 44, Min- 22; Winter Max- 22, Min- 08 .
Rainfall : 1418 mms (July to September).
Best Season : October to March.
Clothings : Summer - Cotton/Tropical; Winter - Light Woollen.
Languages Spoken : Hindi, Bengali and English.

HOW TO REACH

Air : Dhanbad is connected by Vayudoot Service with Patna and Ranchi which in turn connected by Indian Airlines services with Calcutta and Delhi. Fare : Calcutta - Ranchi Rs.1007/- (Y).

Rail : Dhanbad has an important railway station on Eastern Railway and is very well connected with Patna, Calcutta and other important Cities in India.
Fare (approx): Calcutta-Dhanbad Rs.328 (AC-2A), Rs.236 (I), Rs.100 (II)
Road : Dhanbad is very well connected by roads with important towns in Bihar.

WHAT TO SEE

Central Mining Research Station; Central Fuel Research Institute; Directorate General of Mines Safety; Mining College.

EXCURSIONS

The collieries, various technical institutions and research centers of high order, attractive neighborhood and the landscapes are the attractions of this industrial city.

Topchanchi : 37 kms. This is a beautiful lake, surrounded by green hills.
Jharia : Suburts of Dhanbad, is rich colliery center & has extensive commerce.
Sindri : 30 kms. Fertiliser & other factories & Bihar Institute of Technology.
Maithon Dam : 52 kms. D.V.C Dam.
Panchet Dam : D.V.C Dam.

TOPCHANCHI LAKE

It is 37 kms from Dhanbad. Off the National highway no.:2 a road leads to artificial lake at Topchanchi. It was excavated along the slope of Parasnath Hill in 1915 to supply water to Jharia. Situated in a cool and calm , quite and beautiful environment ,it is variable paradise to nature lovers. It is just 6 kms from Gomoh, where Neta ji Subhash Chandra Bose boarded the train for his historical departure from India on the 18th Jan 1941. on coomeration of this incident a statue of Neta ji was installed in the Topchanchi market. Caution, do not move inside the jungles, anytime you can expect criminals and dacoits.

TOURIST INFORMATION

1) Tourist Information Center, Government of Bihar, Dhanbad - 826 001. Tele : 203291.
2) Tourist Information Center, Government of Bihar, 26-B, Camac Street, Calcutta 700 016. Tele: 247-0821.