TATA STEEL HOSTS WORKMEN’S INSPECTOR’S ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAMME.

TATA Steel, Noamundi, under West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand organized Workmen’s Inspectors’ Orientation Training Programme – a specialized, hands-on training programme for Electrical and Mechanical stream students – was inaugurated today at the JRD Tata Training Institute (JRDTTI), Noamundi. This is for the second time that this programme is being hosted under the aegis of Tata Steel.

This year, about 108 participants from different private and public sector units of Chaibasa region (spread over the twin districts of East & West Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharswan in Jharkhand and Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh districts in Orissa) have registered their names for the six-day training programme. The programme which begins from 18^th and will continue till 23rd April.

The Directorate General of Mines Safety Dhanbad has extended its approval to JRD TATA Training Institute of TATA Steel at Noamundi for Workmen’s Inspectors’ Orientation Training for mines men working in the open cast metal mines under DGMS, Chaibasa region comprising twin districts of East & West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharswan in Jharkhand and Keonjhar,,Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh, districts In Orissa.
TATA Steel has therefore become a trend setter in human resources development in mining area as JRDTTI becomes country’s second such training centre, after Institute of Miners’ & Metalworkers’ Education Education Centre at Dhanbad, to have this unique and responsible distinction.

JRDTTI at Noamundi is the second such approved training center of DGMS in India, after IMME, Dhanbad. It was here that the 1st Workmen’s Inspectors’ Orientation Training Programme was conducted in October 2011 and had recorded more than 100 participants from over 100 companies.

Addressing the gathering Mr M Tandi, Director, Mines Safety, Chaibasa Region, Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Govt. of India and chief guest on the occasion said that Chaibasa region has put up an exemplary safety performance in the last nine year with no fatal accidents reported, as compared to 2007-08 when more this region had witnessed nearly 15-20 fatal accidents in a year. He lauded Tata Steel’s effort in being at the forefront for all safety related development and installation of JRDTTI such that approval and statutory Workmen Inspector training of miners in Noamundi is now available in the very region itself.

Mr D B Sundara Ramam, General Manager (OMQ), Tata Steel, in his address said that facilitating development of skilled and educated as well as safe and healthy workmen is the prime motto of both DGMS and Tata Steel. In this regard, the approval accorded to JRDTTI for training miners is a significant step their development of skill and acumen.

Others present on the occasion also included Mr Ravi Bansal, President and Mr Karmapuri, Executive Vice President, Essel Mining; Mr GT Reddy, General Secretary, Noamundi Mazdoor Union, officers and union office bearers and others. On this occasion a training manual was also released by Mr Tandi released a Training Manual. A cultural programme Gotipua and acrobat show was also put up by a troupe from Bhubaneswar.

DGMS gives nod to JRD Tata Training Institute at Noamundi To Train Young Minds in Mining Trade

The Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Dhanbad, Govt. of India extended its approval to JRD Tata Training Institute (JRDTTI) of Tata Steel at Noamundi for Workmen's Inspectors' Orientation Training for mines men working in the open cast metal mines under DGMS, Chaibasa region comprising twin districts of East & West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharswan in Jharkhand and Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh districts in Orissa. Tata Steel has therefore become a trend-setter in human resources development in mining area as JRDTTI becomes country's second such training centre, after Institute of Miners' & Metalworkers' Education (IMME) Education Centre at Dhanbad, to have this unique and responsible distinction.
Consequent to this approval of DGMS, the first batch of Workmen's Inspectors' Orientation Training for mining trade was inaugurated today at JRDTTI, Noamundi by Mr M Tandi, Director Mines Safety, DGMS, Govt. of India, Chaibasa region. Mr Tandi also released a Training Manual for this training programme, to be conducted from 20th October 2010 to 25th October 2010, in which more than 100 participants, from 100 different private and public sector mines, under Chaibasa region of DGMS are participating.
During the inauguration of this six day orientation programme at JRDTTI, Noamundi, Mr D B Sundara Ramam, General Manager (OMQ), Tata Steel along with Mr M D Rastogi, Director, Rungta Group of Mines and Mr ND Rao, Executive Director, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. were present as Guests of Honour. On this occasion Mr BD Mohanty, Chief (Processing)-OMQ, Tata Steel welcomed the guests and participants and Mr Rajpal Sinha, Head (HR/IR)-OMQ, Tata Steel proposed the Vote of Thanks. Mr TK Jena, Sr Manager (Training), Noamundi, Tata Steel anchored the programme.
Addressing the gathering during the inaugural session of this programme Mr MD Rastogi detailed the difficulties faced earlier by the mines men in obtaining Workmen's Inspectors' (WI) Training as they had to travel all the way from this mining belt to different places. He said that now that Tata Steel has extended this facility, it will be extremely helpful for the WI. Mr Rastogi thanked Mr Tandi for initiating this facility.
Mr ND Rao in his address lauded Tata Steel for its continued resource sharing initiatives with different companies of the region and society at large. He called upon the participants to avail the facilities and work proactively to eliminate safety hazards.
In his address to the audience, Mr Sundar Ramam said that Tata Steel is known for its best practices far and wide in the mining industry. He thanked DGMS and Mr Tandi for their continued support and expressed his hope that safety will be given top most priority by all to make the mines safe. He also informed that subsequent to this Workmen's Inspectors' Orientation Training for mining, training on other streams like mechanical and electrical will also be imparted.
Chief Guest Mr M Tandi in his address praised Tata Steel for always taking the lead in reaching out to its immediate vicinity, industry, and caring for the environment wherever it operates. He said that WI concept is quite old but very effective as the WIs' are required to act as bridge between the management and the workers. He went on to add that due to lack of knowledge accident happens in the industry and WI has to play greater role in ensuring safety in the industry.

TEHASWINI MARKS SUCCESS

KALINGA NAGAR
The six month long Tejaswini program organized by Tata Steel in Kalinganagar turned out to be a successful one.
Sulata Deo, Chairperson of Odisha State Welfare Board graced the occasion as Chief Guest.
Senior officials from Steel Major Tata Steel including Mohit Das, Chief of Corporate Affairs also graced the occasion.
J K Padhi, Sr. Manager (CA&C) and large number of PRIs of the area were present on this occasion.
Hundreds of women from the neighboring Gram Panchayats and Tata Parivar Colonies joined the finals of Tejaswini competition.
The Swasti Self Help Group (SHG) of Gobardhanpur occupied the first position among the SHGs, followed by Matru Krupa SHG of Chitri. Maa Sarala SHG of Pankapalwas declared third best SHG in the competition.
All these SHGs would be awarded on the Odia New Year Day celebration to be held at Tata Parivar Colony, Sansailo (Duburi) on 14 April, 2011.
Speaking on this occasion, Mrs Deo lauded the efforts of Tata Steel to empower the women in Kalinganagar area through promotion of SHGs. She called upon the women to be self-reliant to be part and parcel of the current social mainstream. Aimed at the fruitful engagement of peripheral women, Tata steel has initiated an innovative program in the Kalinganagar locality namely Tejaswini. Started in the year of 2009, it has shown an overwhelming impact on the mindset and temperament of the women who liked to stay at the back door.

By inculcating the inner talents of rural, tribal women and exploring them towards the developmental process, Tejaswini initiative has been able to create a good and successful benchmark.

Chief Secretary meets Tata Steel officials

Express News Service

BERHAMPUR: The visit of Chief Secretary Bijay Patnaik to Tata Industrial Park in Chamakhandi area on Saturday rekindled hope among the residents eagerly waiting for establishment of the steel plant here.
During mid-90s, the then Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone for the mega-steel plant.The company acquired over 3,000 acres including cultivable and homestead lands from 10 villages in Chatrapur and Rangeilunda blocks.However nothing concrete has come off it although around one-and-a-half decades have passed.
Though Tata Steel rehabilitated the displaced families and also paid compensation for the land, the steel plant was shelved creating resentment among the people.When resentment took the shape of an agitation, Tata Steel decided to establish an Industrial Park on the acquired land and the foundation stone was laid by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik last August.However, not satisfied with the pace of development, the affected families appealed to the National Human Rights Commission.

While rapporteurs from the NHRC visited the area and interacted with the villagers last month, the Chief Secretary accompanied by Ganjam Collector V Kartikeya Pandian too came calling and held discussions with the officials of Tata Steel.Though the details of the talks are not known, Patnaik reportedly advised the officials to go ahead with the steel plant.

Tata Steel tied up with Football Association of Odisha for upcoming Santosh Trophy

Bhubaneswar:
Tata Steel has tied up with Football Association of Odisha (FAO) for sponsoring the Senior Man's team of Odisha for the upcoming Santosh Trophy  scheduled in Assam in May 2011.

This was announced in a FAO press meet  in Cuttack yesterday in presence of  Senior Officials of FAO ( Mr Debasis Samantray, President, FAO and Mr Sanju Behera, Secretary, FAO) and TATA Steel corporate affairs head Mohit Dash.

Tata Steel has been working for development of  football in Odisha since last ten years by setting up of Football Sports Feeder Center at Duburi, a stadium at Keonjhar and training of young talents of Odisha in Tata Football Academy in Jamshedpur.

Tata Steel to spend Rs 330 cr on transport facilities at iron ore mines

Installing railway rapid loading system at Joda and Noamundi.

Santanu Sanyal

Kolkata, Sept. 2/2009

Tata Steel is spending an estimated Rs 330 crore to boost transport and logistics-related facilities at its iron ore mines at Joda (Orissa) and Noamundi (Jharkhand).

About Rs 150 crore is being spent at Joda on installing a railway rapid loading system being imported from the US, creating full rake handling facilities and setting up new railway siding and acquiring stackers and reclaimers for more efficient handling of lumpy ore as well as fines.

Right now, on an average, three-and-a-half rakes of ore loaded at Joda every day and the figure is estimated to rise to seven to eight following completion of the expansion programme entailing doubling of production from the present four million tonnes to eight million tonnes annually in two years from now.

However, there is no full rake handling facility at Joda with the result a rake is now split into three for loading purpose. This is a tardy process which, it is felt, must be dispensed with as the production doubles.

Turnaround time

Also, the turnaround time has to be improved. At present, the rake-in-rake-out time is five hours which, the Railways insists, must drop to three hours.

There is a further proposal to shift the existing railway siding to a new place in view of the projected rise in traffic. The new site has been identified and the work is in progress, according to official sources.

At Noamundi, about Rs 180 crore is being spent on acquiring rapid loading system, also from the same US firm, and installing a bedding and blending plant to be complete with stackers and reclaimers. The daily average loading at Noamundi is about six to seven rakes now, to go up to nine to 10 rakes in two years. There is full rake handling facility for loading fines but not for lumpy ore. For loading lumpy, a rake has to be split into two.

New system

Under the new system to be in force in February next year, it should be possible to have full rake loading facility also for lumpy ore.

All these measures, as the officials point out, are aimed at reducing detention and improving the average turnaround time of rakes in the mines, as insisted by the Railways.

Noamundi is easy to mine

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Author(s): Alok Kumar Gupta

Issue: Jan 31, 2009

--No rules to check illegal practices in iron ore-rich Jharkhand 

Folklore has it that when iron ore explorers first came to Jharkhand, they were surprised to find tribesmen using axes made of iron. When asked about the source of the iron, the tribesmen pointed to a hill and called it Noamundi, meaning "that hill" in their language Ho.

Rich and unprotected reserves of high-grade iron ore, including premier quality blue dust, have made this small town every steel giant's dream. But the blue dust has changed the colour of the landscape to red.

Noamundi is now the hub of large-scale illegal mining. There are no rules here.Mining is easy--all one needs is a crusher machine and labour that is available at Rs 40 a day. Transporting the ore is even easier.

An open secret 
Officials of the state's mining and transport departments, including the Indian Railways, are aware that millions of tonnes of iron ore are transported from this belt, but there are no measures to check this. Until May 2008, there were no limits on transporting any amount of ore.

On May 12, the Indian Railways introduced a Wagon Loading Freight Rule, where the railways refused to book iron ore without seven official papers, which included factory licence, certification from the pollution control board and the central excise department.

The rule also has provisions to facilitate easy transportation of illegal iron ore. If one doesn't have the seven documents, one can always pay three times more to get the ore transported. "It is difficult to differentiate between legal and illegal iron ore," said A Purty, goods clerk at the Noamundi railway station.

"Why should we be concerned about transportation of illegal iron ore when there are no rules to differentiate the ore." He added that the average transportation of ore ranged between 57,000 tonnes and 70,000 tonnes a day.

Purty's lack of concern is no surprise considering that the Chakradhar-pur railway division has earned rewards for record loadings of iron ore. Noamundi, in West Singhbhum district, is under the division, which saw an increase in per day wagon loading from 6,970 wagons to 7,415 wagons.

The division was awarded the Govind Vallabh Award in 2006 for increasing revenue by 49.5 per cent within a year.

The recent boom in iron ore prices has also made Noamundi a favourite destination among steel plants in China. Nearly half of the illegal mined ore finds its way to Paradip port in Orissa for export. Every night, nearly 5,000 trucks carrying iron ore leave a red trail in Noamundi.

Stealing from the thief
The trucks mean business for villagers, who climb these slow moving trucks, collect ore and throw it off the trucks. They sell the ore to dealers or small steel plants. Villagers manage to rummage one truckload ore in three days. Any attempt by truckers to stop the villagers is retaliated with blockades.

The officer of West Singhbhum, R.N Prasad finds himself incapable of stopping illegal iron ore trade, as there is rampant illegal mining in Noamundi. International racketeers export ore and there is no system to check that. We do not have any figure on how large the racket is, but iron ore worth crores of rupees is transported from Noamundi," he said.

There is shortage of manpower and vehicles in the district mining office. With no armed personnel, the mining department carries out raids with police's help. In the past three years, it has carried out more than 104 raids and seized scores of crusher units, but the effort has yielded no results.

Earnings from iron ore are huge and the operation cost minuscule. Even if we seize crusher plants worth few lakhs of rupees, it has no impact on the big racketeers who easily secure bail for their employees arrested during raids," said Prasad.

The mining department has one inspector who is in charge of the entire district. Sometimes, illegal miners attack raid teams too. "The department has its compulsions," Prasad added. He recalled an incident when one Mohammad Akhtar Alam was arrested on charges of illegal mining. But Alam got bail within a week and started operations again.

2,000 tonnes in one week
According to official records there are 169 illegal crusher units in Noamundi that generate around 2,000 tonnes of illegal ore in a week.The state government's approach towards putting an end to illegal mining has led to major bureaucratic reshuffle leading to controversies in the past.

Former chief minister Madhu Koda's close aides were found making millions through illegal mining in Noamundi and Jagganthpur, Koda's home constituency, said Arjun Munda, also former chief minister. In 2006, Munda set up a task force to prevent illegal mining in the state. Additional Commissioner Khursid Alam was deputed to lead the task force and launch a crackdown on illegal mining activities with a focus on Noamundi. When Madhu Koda became the chief minister later that year, Alam was transferred. Koda maintained it was a routine transfer.

Alam said he could not do anything despite procuring satellite images that showed heavy illegal mining in Noamundi and other areas in the state. Other cases also point that Koda took little action to check illegal mining (see box Between friends).

The fact that there are no laws was acknowledged by a study by the state assembly in 2007.

Official admission

"... illegal crushers in Noamundi is the root cause of the illegal mining. Fanning this lucrative unlawful activity is non-formulation of rules and law. There is no law or rule to monitor how the ore is brought to crushers and where it goes from there," reads the report of the special working committee headed by Jamshedpur West MLASaryu Rai.

The report also said the state pollution control board was too weak to check the illegal crushers. "Even after having ample proof that is enough to prosecute a defaulting unit, (pollution control) board finds itself incapable of lodging police complaint," the report read.

It's unfortunate that the report did not generate action, Rai said. "No steps have been taken. Everyone knows about the massive illegal mining in Noamundi, but the government itself is involved in promoting it," he said.

Source: downtoearth.org.in

Jharkhand CM Iaugurates Sports Feeder at Noamundi

Jamshedpur: Tata Steel’s initiatives towards developing sports as a way of life in the rural areas, gained a new impetus as Madhu Koda, Chief Minister, Jharkhand inaugurated the Feeder Centre at Sports Complex in Noamundi.

CM,Koda(extreme-right)with Tata’s Officials

The Feeder Centre at Noamundi in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand will serve as an ideal platform for the talented athletes, archers and footballers in this tribal belt, to hone their skills under the expert guidance of coaches.

On this occasion the CM also inaugurated an exhibition on Corporate Social Responsibility of Tata Steel in presence of Shri Partha Sengupta, Vice President (Corporate Services), Arun Misra, General Manager (OMQ), Sanjeeva Singh, Chief (TFA & Sports) and other senior executives of Tata Steel.

Screening trials for the Feeder Centre at Noamundi, were held on 2nd & 3rd May 2008 to select talented footballers, archers and athletes, under the guidance of recognized coaches of Tata Steel . More than 60 boys and girls from Noamundi, Jagannathpur, Majhgaon blocks of West Singhbhum were screened for the training programme.

The Land Marks Established by Tata Steel

The Land Marks Established by Tata Steel in Metalliferrous Mining

The Land Marks Established by Tata Steel in Metalliferrous Mining  Year Description 1909 Discovery of Deposit at Joda East 1917 Discovery of Deposit at Noamundi 1917 Discovery of Deposit at Khondbond 1925 Manual Mining commenced at Noamundi 1935 Manual Mining commenced for Manganese at Khondbond 1940's Installation of Mono Cable Ropeway, Partial Mechanisation at Noamundi 1949 Discovery of Chrome Deposit at Sukinda 1952 Mining Lease Obtained at Sukinda 1953 Mechanised Section Opened at Noamundi Primary / Secondary Crusher & Washing Plant at Noamundi First Heavy Media Separation plant for Iron Ore Installed at Noamundi 1958 Mechanised Mining Operations with Bi-cable ropeway commenced at Joda East 1960 Manual Mining started at Sukinda. 1962 Manual Mining commenced at Gomardih. 1965 Secondary Crushing & Wagon Loading facilities for unwashed ROM at Joda East 1967 Large scale Mechanisation & Beneficiation of Iron Ore at Noamundi. First Slime pond in India-- prevention of pollution at Noamundi. 1970 Mining for Friable ore Started due to increase in market demand at Sukinda 1971 Installation of Pelletising Plant to use blue dust at Noamundi 1978 Partial mechanisation at Gomardih 1980 Pelletising Plant Closed at Noamundi 1980 Mine mechanization at Sukinda 1989 Installation of Dry circuit material Processing Plant at Noamundi 1990 Commissioning of Chrome ore Beneficiation Plant at Sukinda 1992 Installation of Primary Crusher for Dry Circuit Material at Noamundi 1994 Washing Plant with Dust Suppression & Dust Extraction System and Quick Loading Facilities at Joda East Construction of Zero Discharge Slime Pond Joda East. 1994 Mine Development for Iron Ore at Khondbond 1994 Chrome ore Beneficiation Plant Certified with ISO-9002 at Sukinda 1995 Mechanised Production Commenced at Khondbond 1995 Fully Mechanised Operations Commenced at Gomardih 2000 Production of pyroxenite at Sukinda 2001 2nd Slime dam constructed with Multi discharge point systems at Joda East 2001 Dry Fog Dust suppression system installed at Khondbond 2002 First Slime pond in Mined out Area - A Total conservation effort at Noamundi 2004 Expansion at Noamundi 2005 Jigging Plant Commissioned at Noamundi 2005 Hydrocyclone Commissioned at Noamundi & Joda East 2005 Expansion and modernization of Chrome Ore Beneficiation Plant at Sukinda

World Class Mining Practices at Noamundi

In operation since 1925, the Noamundi Iron Mine (NIM) is a fully mechanised mine. The NIM supplies the principal raw materials for iron and steel making to the Company's steel works and other steel industries. Systematic mining and scientific processing of the ore enables it to conform to consistent physical and quality norms. The mine has belt conveyors, and loading onto railway wagons is fully mechanised. It produces sized ore (-40mm to + 10mm), LD ore (-40mm to +20mm) and blended fines (-10mm). The mining operations are carried out in series of 12 meter high benches 150mm diameter holes are drilled and blasted with explosives, the ore is then shovelled and trucked. The mine has the capability for dry processing of rich grade  fine ore.
The NIM also processes and enriches the quality of the ore mined from the company's Katamati Iron Mine. The ore from this mine is transported to NIM and processed along with NIM ore at its Wet Processing and Dry Processing plants.
World Class Mining Practices

Tata Steel Limited believes that mineral conservation is the essence of all mining operations and has thus implemented the most advanced and scientific deposit evaluation and mine planning system. Entire system is computer aided and involves:

• Optimized grid pattern for core drilling
• Total station surveying
• Digital terrain modelling
• Computer-aided litho logical mapping
• Solid modeling
• Geo-statistical estimation for 3-D block Model
• Ultimate Pit Design
• Graphic User Interface (GUI) assisted excavation planning 

Some of the unique state-of-the-art mining practices visible at its mines are:

• Fully mechanised, with state-of-the-art equipment fleet
• Detonating Shock Tube Blasting Systems
• Communication systems for operational controls
• Ergonomically designed operator's cabins.
• Ore crushing & washing for up-gradation of mineral value
• Quick loading system 

The mining operations are constantly evolving through innovations and knowledge management practices. In the recent past the mines have witnessed "Magic Sprays" for de-sliming of iron lumps, Nitrogen in tyres for increased tyre life and Slime dams in mined out area for land reclamation.

Iron ore mining is an integral part of steel making in Tata Steel Limited. It began with the discovery of iron ore in 1904. Since then, it has been a long odyssey for Tata Steel's mines division. The iron units are located in Noamundi, Joda, Katamadi and Khondbond in the states of Jharkhand and Orissa. The Steel Company's iron ore units produce around 10.83 million tonnes per annum of various grades of high quality iron ore including rich blue dust one. The mineral ore is crushed, right sized and washed in-house at the site and transported to the steel works in Jamshedpur.

JAMSETJI PERSUADED CHARLES PERIN - WORLD RENOWNED METALLURGIST & GEOLOGIST COME TO INDIA AND WORK ON STEEL PROJECT. CHARLES PERIN AND HIS TEAM DISCOVERED IRON ORE AT SAKCHI (NOW JAMSHEDPUR) AND JAMSETJI TATA'S DREAM OF THIRTY YEARS WAS CAST INTO REALITY.

TATA STEEL CAME INTO BEING IN 1907 WITH THE FINDINGS OF IRON ORE 

TATA STEEL PHILOSOPHY

WE DEFINE MINING AS "THE ART OF UNEARTHING CONSUNABLE MINERALS IN AN  ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY SAFE, SCIENTIFIC AND PLANNED MANNER WITH DUE CARE GIVEN TO CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY"

Tata Steel's Noamundi Division awarded FIMI award for sustainable mining for 2009-10

New Delhi: Tata Steel’s Noamundi Iron Ore Mine was conferred with Abheraj Baldota Environment Award 2009-10 by the Federation of Indian Mining Industries (FIMI) today. This is the second time that the Noamundi Division is being conferred this prestigious award; the previous occasion being in 1990-91 as well. The award was presented for the Division’s outstanding contribution to the national goal of sustainable development through conservation of environment and natural resources.
The award was received by Mr D B Sundara Ramam, General Manager (Ores, Mines & Quarries), Tata Steel Ltd, from Mr B K Handique, Hon'ble Union Minister of Mines, at a function held in New Delhi. The prestigious award has reaffirmed faith in the company as an environmentally responsible and socially conscious enterprise.
Speaking on the occasion,  Mr Ramam said "Tata Steel has pioneered  Sustainable Mining. It strongly believes that conservation of ore, both at the  mines and at steel works, creates value for tomorrow. At Noamundi Iron Ore  Mine, we ensure that physiological, chemical and biological parameters of air,  water, soil and plant material conform to the environmental quality standards  for safe harmless & productive mining."
While Mr Handique congratulated Tata Steel on this feat, Dr N P Neotia, Advisor to FIMI, informed the august gathering on Tata Steel’s sustainable mining practices for which the company received the award today. Additionally, Mr D B Sundara Ramam was also honoured with a citation for his personal contribution to social and environment management.
About Noamundi Division and TATA Steel
The Noamundi Division of Tata Steel has adopted sustainable mining ever since its operations began in 1925. It therefore adheres to various operating practices for water conservation, air purification, noise reduction, energy conservation, land reclamation, amongst others. At the mines, Tata Steel has secured this position with a range of state-of-art environmental laboratory, external experts and work ambience conformation to environmental quality standards for safe, harmless and productive mining. The Division has been conferred the Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Award, FIMI's Gem Granite award, Greentech Award both for Safety and Environment, Ispat Suraksha Puruskar, besides others.
Established in 1907 as Asia's first integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel Group is among the top ten global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of over 28 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). It is now the world's second-most geographically-diversified steel producer, with operations in 26 countries and a commercial presence in over 50 countries. The Tata Steel Group, with a turnover of US$ 23 billion in FY '09, has over 80,000 employees across five continents and is a Fortune 500 company. The Group’s vision is to be the world’s steel industry benchmark in “Value Creation” and “Corporate Citizenship” through the excellence of its people, its innovative approach and overall conduct. In 2008, Tata Steel India became the first integrated steel plant in the world, outside Japan, to be awarded the Deming Application Prize 2008 for excellence in Total Quality Management.

Noamundi At A Glance

01. NAME OF BLOCK	: NOAMUNDI
02. NAME OF B.D.O/ C.O	: MR. MURLI MANOHAR PRASAD, BDO : MR. MURLI MANOHAR PRASAD, CO
03. GEOGRAPHICAL AREA	: 42,763 ACRE
04. RAILWAY STATION	: 1. PADAPAHAR 2. NOAMUNDI   3. BARAJAMDA : 4. GUA           5. KIRIBURU     6. KARM PADA
05. MAJOR MINERALS	: 1.IRON ORE 2.MANGANESE
06. MAJOR CROPS	: PADDY
07. TRIBAL LANGUAGE	: HO
08. TRIBAL CULTURE	: HO
09. LITERACY RATE	: 44 %
10. SEX RATIO	: 954 Female per 1000 Male
11. TOTAL POPULATION	: 99925
12. NO.OF P.S.	: 4
13. EASIEST ACCESSIBLE MEANS FROM DIST. H.Q.	: BUS, RAIL
14. DISTANCE OF BLOCK H.Q.FROM DISTRICT H.Q.	: 64 KM

ABOUT NOAMUNDI

Noamundi is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a small mining town in close to the Orissa border. It lies about 125 km from Jamshedpur and 64 km from Chaibasa. Nearby towns include Padapahar, Barajamda, Kharsawan, Gua and Kiriburu.

The major produce of this mine is iron ore (including blue dust). The mines are run by the Tata Steeland most of the residents of this town are employed by this company.In the recent past a lot of private mine-owners have also set up shop in and around the town.The town is the right on the border of Jharkhand and Orissa with some of the iron-mines spanning the two states.

Legend has it that when the first iron ore explorers came to this region, they were amazed to find the local tribal population (Adivasis) using iron axes. When the explorers asked the tribals where they had found the ore, they pointed to a hill nearby and called it Noamundi, which literally means 'that hill' in their language. The language spoken by the native tribals is known as 'Ho'.

Noamundi is located at 22.15° N 85.53° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 487 metres (1597 feet). Noamundi is located in the heart of 'Saranda' forest. Saranda forest is the densest decidious forest of Asia. 'Saranda' in the local tribal language means 'The land of 700 hills'.