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JHARKHAND

Indian Arts & Culture Introduction Jharkhand means a forest country. This region lies in the southern part of Bihar embracing Santhalparganas and Chhotanagpur.It comprises of 18 districts. It is a plateau about 3000 feet above sea level. The highest part of the plateau is Netarhat which has an elevation of 3600 ft. The Parasnath Hill is the highest point with an elevation of 4800 feet. The plateau is full of mountain ranges covered with dense forests. A number of rivers and rivulets flow down through the hilly terrains and valleys.  Creation of a new Jharkhand State  In a historic move both the houses of Parliament passed the Bihar Reorganisation Bill - 2000 during the first week of August and the President gave his assent to it a few days later. With this the stage is all set for the formal beginning of the governance of the new Jharkhand state from the 15th of November 2000. This witnesses the fulfilment of the long cherished dream of the people of Chhotanagpur and Santhalparganas for a separate state of Jharkhand. The new state will comprise of 18 districts in Santalparganas and Chotanagpur. These districts are: Ranchi, Gumla, Lohardaga, Singhbhum East, Singhbhurn West, Palamau, Garhwa, Hazaribagh, Chatra, Koderma, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Giridih, Deoghar, Godda, Dumka, Pakur and Sahibganj. There will be 81 assembly seats, 14 Lok Sabha seats and 6 Rajya Sabha seats in the new state. Partywise break up in the new assembly is given below :    Total Strength  81  BJP  32  Samta + JD(U)  8 Congress  11  JMM(S) 12 RJD  9 Others           9 Population Profile As per the census of 1991, the total population of Bihar is 8,63,74,465. Out of this the total population of a new state will be about 3 crore. So the population ratio between the truncated state and the new state will be 65:35. The tribal population in the Jharkhand State will be about 54 lakh representing 27.8 per cent of the total population of the new state. The total area of the new state is 79,714 sq.km.  Tribals in the State  There are 30 tribes and sub tribes in the Jharkhand region. The major tribes being Santhals, Oraons, Mundas, Kharias, Hos, Cheros, Kherwars, Korwas, Bihores etc. Major dialects in the State are Santhali, Kurukh, Mundari, Kharia, Ho, Sadri, Chotanagpuri etc. Enormous Natural Resources  Jharkhand is endowed abundantly with mineral resources like iron ore, coal, mica, uranium, bouxite, copper, chromite, limestone,gold, aluminium, china clay, silica, dolomite etc. The Jharkhand state accounts for 37.5 per cent of India's coal reserves, 40 per cent of copper, 22% per cent of iron ore, 90 per cent of mica and huge deposits of other minerals. State Capital The Capital of Jharkhand will be Ranchi. It has Raj Bhawan and bungalows for ministers and the Chief Minister. The sprawling township of the Heavy Engineering Corporation, a large part of which is unoccupied, has been earmarked for setting up the Assembly house and a Central office complex. Earlier, Ranchi was also the summer capital of Bihar. It has an airport with night- landing facilities and a daily commercial flight link to New Delhi. Big and Heavy industries and companies  Some big and heavy industries and companies are given below:  Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro Central Coal Fields Limited (CCL), Ranchi Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI), Ranchi  Indian Institute of Coal Management (IICM), Ranchi Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (India) Limited, Ranchi Research and Developmerit Centre for Iron and Steel (R&D SAIL), Ranchi  National Parks  Betla National Park, Daltonganj  Zoological Garden, Ormajhi, Ranchi  Hazaribagh National Park, Hazaribagh  Mahuadaur National Park, Ranchi Topchachi National.Park, Topchachi, Dhanbad Damodar River Projects  Damodar Valley Project  Tilaiya Dam Project Maithan Dam Project Panchet Dam Project Bal Hill Dam Project Subernrekha Hydroelectric Project  Universities in Jharkhand  Ranchi University, Ranchi  Birsa Agriculture University, Kanke, Ranchi  Siddu Kanu University, Dumka Vinobha Bhave University, Hazaribagh  Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad  Hindi Vidhya Peeth, Deoghar  Medical Colleges Ranchi Medical College, Ranchi  Medical College, Jamshedpur  Engineering Colleges Regional Engineering College,Jamshedpur BIT, Meshra, Ranchi BIT, Sindri, Dhanbad