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Posted: Mar 28 2017 (19:26)
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Last Response: Apr 27 2017 (22:21)
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Last Response: Apr 27 2017 (22:21)
Since my last visit to the city, I always had a common question in my mind. How did Dhanbad became such a huge city from a small village? My grandfather's friend used to live in Dhanbad village(then Bengal). Coal field and Grand Chord were/are the resources yet how it got that huge chunk of population(specially from Bihar)?
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Story of Dhanbad in brief :-
Started of as small dwelling between two tiny kingdoms- Arrival of the British- Construction of new line (Sitarampur-Dhanbad-Katras-Phulaitand)- Construction of Loco Tank and full loco shed at DHN- Conception and inception of the GC-DHN becomes a JN and an important loading coal area- Jharia and Katras lose significance with DHN's rise-1920s Chaura Chauri kand and rising nationalism kingdoms decline-DHN becomes a rising village with strong nationalism spirit now in Manbhum district (Purulia District)-Independence-Goes to Bihar now becomes a district-Bengalis golden period at Dhanbad (Saradindu Bandophadhay's Byomkesh Story Kohen Kobi Kalidas is based on Dhanbad at this time)........
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Started of as small dwelling between two tiny kingdoms- Arrival of the British- Construction of new line (Sitarampur-Dhanbad-Katras-Phulaitand)- Construction of Loco Tank and full loco shed at DHN- Conception and inception of the GC-DHN becomes a JN and an important loading coal area- Jharia and Katras lose significance with DHN's rise-1920s Chaura Chauri kand and rising nationalism kingdoms decline-DHN becomes a rising village with strong nationalism spirit now in Manbhum district (Purulia District)-Independence-Goes to Bihar now becomes a district-Bengalis golden period at Dhanbad (Saradindu Bandophadhay's Byomkesh Story Kohen Kobi Kalidas is based on Dhanbad at this time)........
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Thanks for clearing a massive doubt that used to linger in my mind. Dhanbad might lose it's Junction status resultant of it's consecutive mistakes. It's economy too is going down badly. I hope it rectifies itself by the time being. A village that was cared and honoured in Bengal now has deteriorated by a huge margin under Bihar and Jharkhand curruption. :/
I doubt it will lose it's JN status so soon!
1. As far as I know ECR, it would not do anything on it's own unless a catastrophe happens. Then the actual blamegame would start. Maybe then alternative steps might be taken or I don't see ECR actually doing something unless it gets severe pressure from the MOR or RB. And ER doesn't any longer have the bargaining power it once had maybe an ER/SER persuassion may force ECR to act on the issue! Secondly a new line connection between DHN & GRD is in talks so even if DHN loses it's JN status now, it is likely to reclaim in the near future :)
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1. As far as I know ECR, it would not do anything on it's own unless a catastrophe happens. Then the actual blamegame would start. Maybe then alternative steps might be taken or I don't see ECR actually doing something unless it gets severe pressure from the MOR or RB. And ER doesn't any longer have the bargaining power it once had maybe an ER/SER persuassion may force ECR to act on the issue! Secondly a new line connection between DHN & GRD is in talks so even if DHN loses it's JN status now, it is likely to reclaim in the near future :)
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