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Khetri Copper Complex (KCC)

Khetri is situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, which hosts copper mineralization, giving rise to a 80 km long metallogenetic province from Singhana in the north to Raghunathgarh in the south, popularly known as Khetri Copper Belt. The belt comprises of tightly folded Proterozoic metasediments that rest over basement gneisses and is a part of the North Delhi fold belt. Prominent deposits of the belt are: Khetri, Kolihan, Banwas, Chandmari, Dhani Basri, Baniwali Ki Dhani (Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan). Other deposits are: Dholamala, Akwali, Muradpura - Pacheri (Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan), and Devtalai (Bhilwara, Rajasthan).

Origin

Regular mining ceased in this area by 1872. With the advent of 20th century, the geologists of Geological Survey of India. Indian Bureau of Mines undertook explorations. Development of Khetri Mine was started by National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and the project was handed over to HCL in 1967 when HCL was formed. Subsequently, smelting and refining facilities were added.

Khetri comprises of Khetri town and Khetrinagar. Khetri town was founded by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan, and Khetrinagar, which is about 10 km away from Khetri town, is developed and maintained by Hindustan Copper Limited.

Existing Infrastructure

• Established in 1967
• Mechanized underground mines namely 'Khetri' and 'Kolihan' (capacity 1.0 million tonnes of ore per annum)
• Beneficiation plant (capacity 1.81 million tonnes per annum)
• cess plants to produce 31,000 TPA of refined copper

Ore Reserves including resources

Khetri Mine          26 million tonnes @ 1.13 % Cu 
 Kolihan Mine         20.64 million tonnes @ 1.35 % Cu 
 Banwas Block         25.02 million tonnes @ 1.69 % Cu  
 Chandmari-Kolihan
 Intervening block    12.10 million tonnes @ 1.03  % Cu 

Maharaja Ajit Singh of Khetri

Maharaja Ajit Singh Bahadur (1861-1901) was a ruler of the Indian princely state of Khetri between 1870-1901. He was a close friend and disciple of Swami Vivekananda. Ajit Singh is know for his monetary support he provided to Vivekananda, and encouraging him to speak at the Parliament of the World's Religions at Chicago in 1893.
Swami Vivekananda and Ajit Singh had a very intimate and cordial relationship. Vivekananda first visited Ajit Singh as a wandering monk in 1891. As a state-guest, Swamiji spent two and a half months at Khetri. Influenced by Vivekananda's ideas, he became his disciple. Later when Vivekananda decided to sail to the West to talk at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago at 1893, Ajit Singh provided him the financial aid and got him the ticket for the ship to America from Bombay. It was under Ajit Singh's request, that Vivekananda assumed his monastic name.
Vivekananda wrote a stream of letters to Ajit Singh from the West, and later from India. Ajit singh is known for the financial support he provided for Vivekananda for his social service. On 17 December 1897, at Khetri, Swamiji said in a meeting that whatever little he had done for the uplift of India would not have been possible had he not met the Raja of Khetri. Again, he wrote in a letter to Munshi Jagmohanlal on 11 October 1897, "Certain men are born in certain periods to perform certain actions in combination. Ajit Singh and myself are two such souls—born to help each other in a big work for the good of mankind.… We are as supplement and complement."
In 1958, Ramakrishna Mission was started at the Palace of Khetri, which was donated by Raja Ajit Singh's grandson, Raja Bahadur Sardar Singh. The palatial building has been named as "Vivekananda Smriti Mandir", which houses marble statues of Raja Ajit Singh and Swami Vivekananda. The room at the topmost storey where Swamiji used to stay and had spiritual discourses with Raja Ajit Singhji, has been converted into a prayer room.

External links

• Ramakrishna Mission Khetri
• Letters to Maharaja Ajit Singh from Vivekananda

Ref: Wikipedia

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My Home - KHETRI

Khetri Nagar is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is part of Shekhawati region. It is known for its Copper Project. Much of the township is government-owned since there is a public Limited company there. Khetri is actually two towns, the first "Khetri Town" was founded by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan. The other is the town of "Khetri Nagar", which is about 10 km away from Khetri.
The nearest railway Station is Chirawa at a distance of 30 km. Khetri is at a distance of 195 km from Delhi and 165 km from Jaipur. Frequent buses are available from Jaipur to reach Khetri. From Delhi, one has to take a bus to Singhana, and can catch a cab from there.

History

Khetri was the second largest Thikana in Jaipur State. basically khetri is Thikana of NIRWAN sub-clan of (Chauhan). subsub-clan Rajput Hindu King at the time of RAJPUTANA now known as RAJASTHAN State. But the rulers of Khetri belonged to Shekhawat sub-clan (Bhojraj Ji Ka subsub-clan) of Kachawa dynasty of Jaipur. The king of Khetri Rajah Ajit Singh Ji Shekhawat gave name of Swami Vivekananda, to Narendra. The saffron turban and clothes was given to swamiji by Raja Ajit Singh. King also helped Swamiji financially for going to Chicago Dharma Samellan, from where swamiji got publicity worldwide. Khetri nagar has a multicultural ambience due to people from all states coming in and working in the copper project. Singhana is the bus terminal which links all the nearby places. Khetri also has a centre of Ramakrishna Mission, and this centre is active in philanthropic activities in this town and near by villages for long time.
Nirwan The Royal Rajput.

Travel

The places of interest include:

Khetri Fort

The fort of khetri was built by king of Khetri Raja Shri Ajit Singh Ji Saheb Bahadur and is an easy trek of 4 km from the base. The splendid view from the fort is a breathtaking experience and it also includes a marvellous but small marble temple. The spiral shaped open-cast copper mine called Chandmari is a treat to eyes, when viewed from the hilltop along the boundaries of the fort. This mine has been shut down and is abandoned. It is marvelous to see from top of the hill. There is one temple on the top.

Some Pics of Khetri Fort

Ramakrishna Mission Center

It is situated on the part of once acclaimed palaces for the queen. Swami Vivekananda had stayed there during his visits to Khetri.

Ajit Sagar

A large lake on the outskirts of Khetri, must visit to view the raw nature. Wild boars, barahsinghas and migratory birds can be seen here. The town of Khetri is also famous for its delicious pickles. A worthy place to visit by one who wants to wander the places still left undiscovered.

Hindustan Copper Limited

The Khetri Copper Complex of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated here.

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