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The Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line is a railway line in eastern India. It connects Jharsuguda, on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, and Titlagarh, which in turn is connected with Vizianagaram, on the Howrah-Chennai main line, and Raipur, on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. There are several branch lines, the more important are the ones which connect Sambalpur and Barang on the Howrah-Chennai line and Rayagada with Koraput on the Kothavalasa-Kirandul line. The line traverses western Odisha and connects the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line with the Howrah-Chennai main line. It covers small portions of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. ==Geography== The Jharsaguda-Titlagarh line starts from Jharsuguda, at the north western end of Odisha, on the Tatanagar-Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, and goes through the Ib river valley. It crosses the Mahanadi River, downstream from Hirakud Dam. The railway track passes through hilly areas interspersed with valleys of the tributaries of the Mahanadi, the important amongst which are the Ong and Tel. The Raipur-Titlagarh-Vizianagaram line sets off from Raipur, in the fertile Mahanadi valley of Chhattisgarh, on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. It passes through the rocky Mahasamund district of central Chhattisgarh before entering Odisha. It enters the plains of Nuapada district in western Odisha, then through the Eastern Ghats in southern Odisha, on to the coastal plains of Andhra Pradesh. It meets the Howrah-Chennai main line at Vizianagaram. The area covered by this line (including branch lines) is rich in mineral resources.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Industrial scenario of Western Odisha )〕 There are two coalfields in the area with high quantum of reserves. According to Geological Survey of India, the Talcher Coalfield has reserves of 38.65 billion tonnes, the highest in India. Ib Valley Coalfield has reserves of 22.3 billion tonnes, the third highest in India.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Coal Resources of India (As on 1.1.2004) )〕NTPC Limited has two power stations in Odisha, both are on this line – the 3000 MW Talcher Super Thermal Power Station and the 460 MW Talcher Thermal Power Station.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =NTPC to add another 500 MW to Talcher Plant )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】TTPS runs on 93% PLF )〕 NTPC has planned two more super thermal power plants of 1600 MW each at Darlipalli in Sundergarh district and Gajamara in Dhenkanal district.〔(【引用サイトリンク】NTPC may get land for Gajamara, Darlipalli projects soon )〕 Sterlite Energy Ltd. (of the Vedanta group) has a 2400 MW Independent Power Plant at Jharsuguda.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Jharsuguda Power Project )〕 NALCO operates bauxite mines on Panchampatmali Hills in Koraput district of Odisha. It has an alumina refinery at Damanjodi, and a smelter and a rolled products unit at Angul. It has an 8 x 120 MW captive power plant at Angul.〔(【引用サイトリンク】NALCO a Navratna Company )〕 Vedanta Aluminium Limited (of the Vedanta group) has an aluminium smelter and a 9x135 MW captive power plant at Jharsuguda. It has an alumina refinery and 3x30 MW captive power plant at Lanjigarh.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Jharsuguda )〕Hindalco has a smelter and a 368 MW captive power plant at Hirakud. Bhushan Steel Limited has a presence at Meramandali in Dhenkanal district of Odisha and is currently (as of 2012) implementing a backward integration project to set up an integrated steel plant of 2.3 million tonnes per annum capacity. It has plans to further raise the capacity of the plant.Bhusan Power and Steel Limited has a presence at Thelkoloi in Jharsaguda district of Odisha. There is an ordnance factory at Badmal in Balangir district. A plant of the engine division of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is located at Sunabeda, Koraput. It is on the Visakhapatnam-Kirandaul line. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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