International Research Journal of Management Science & Technology ISSN 2250 – 1959(0nline) 2348 – 9367 (Print) An Internationally Indexed Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journal Shri Param Hans Education & Research Foundation Trust www.IRJMST.com www.SPHERT.org Published by iSaRa Solutions IRJMST Vol 8 Issue 6 [Year 2017] ISSN 2250 – 1959 (0nline) 2348 – 9367 (Print) A brief History of ECL (Raniganj, Asansal, Jhanjrabelt) and its impact on local economy, education and society.(From 1774 – Present Day) Binay Laha Independent Scholar Contact : 8407035982 e-mail ;
[email protected] A History of Raniganj Coal Field (ECL) and its economy impact on economy and educational society. From – 1774-2018 Finding something is greater, specially in the cases of Natural Resources like coal, steel, iron, baxite etc. Coal is one of the important resource in West Bengal. Mainly it is prevalent in Raniganj, Asansol in the District of Paschim Bardhaman, West bengal, India. John Summer and Suctouius Grand Healty found coal in this area, specially in Salanpur Hardly 25km away from Durgapur, the one of the industrially experiened town of West Bengal Interestingly suctonius Grant Healty was a judge of the British Cast India Company his mother was marry Nee Grand. He is one of the sister was the mother of a historian whose name was a cartographer. Interestingly heatly was closer to lord cormwalis who introduced premanent settlement in India During British Period. Though Kautilya had mentiond mining in India around 400 B.C.K but he hard not mentioned coal but related to previous stores and metals. On the other hand J. Homfray was a manager of a Narayan Kuri Colliery and wrote a detailing of coal field of Raniganj.