Korba, Chhattisgarh

Korba has been ranked 13th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' {{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024}}

{{cite web | url = http://www.globalmethane.org/Data/Coal_IN_Korba_flyer.pdf| title = Coal Mine Project Opportunity| work =Korba Coalfield |access-date = 2011-09-01 }}{{cite web | url = http://www.financialexpress.com/news/question-remains-on-cils-expansion-projects-in-chhattisgarh/775749/2 | title = Question remains on CIL's expansion projects in Chhattisgarh – Question remains on CIL's expansion projects in Chhattisgarh | date = 14 April 2011 | publisher = Financial Express, 13 April 2011|access-date = 2011-09-03 }}{{cite web| url =http://www.steelguru.com/sfTCPDF/getPDF/MjAxODU%3D/CILs_SECL_makes_day_record_for_coal_output_in_March.html| title =CIL's SECL makes day record for coal output in March| publisher =Steelguru, 13 April 2007| access-date =2011-09-04| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120405004604/http://www.steelguru.com/sfTCPDF/getPDF/MjAxODU=/CILs_SECL_makes_day_record_for_coal_output_in_March.html| archive-date =5 April 2012| url-status =dead}}Korba Super Thermal Power Plant of NTPC is located at Jamanipali area. It receives coal from Gevra and Kusmunda mines and source of water for the power plant is Hasdeo River.{{Cite web |url=http://ntpc.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=297&Itemid=83&lang=en |title=NTPC Korba |access-date=25 April 2016 |archive-date=26 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026110825/http://ntpc.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=297&Itemid=83&lang=en |url-status=dead }} Korba Thermal Power Station is owned and operated by National Thermal Power Corporation.Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company, [http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powerstations/Thermal%20Stations/Thermal%20Common%20Link.htm "Thermal power stations"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111164455/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powerstations/Thermal%20Stations/Thermal%20Common%20Link.htm |date=11 November 2013 }}, Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company website, accessed February 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powerstations/Thermal%20Stations/Thermal%20Common%20Link.htm |title=Page Title |access-date=2013-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111164455/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powerstations/Thermal%20Stations/Thermal%20Common%20Link.htm |archive-date=11 November 2013 }} There are more small Power Plant near city like Hasdeo Thermal Power Station, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Thermal Power Station and Lanco Amarkantak Power Plant.

Himadri Speciality Chemical has its manufacturing facility located in Korba.{{Cite news |date=2018-03-14 |title=Himadri to invest ₹1,000 cr. in Singur |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/himadri-to-invest-1000-cr-in-singur/article23246329.ece |access-date=2023-06-21 |issn=0971-751X}} Bharat Aluminium Company has plant which is one of the Asia's largest aluminium production industries. In 2009, chimney under construction by Gannon Dunkerley & Company at the Balco smelter collapsed killing 49 workers and GDCL management have been accused of negligence in the incident.http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090924/812/tnl-balco-chimney-crash-deaths-climb-to.html{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/3-Chinese-techies-held-for-Balco-mishap/H1-Article1-496274.aspx|title=Balco chimney mishap: Three Chinese officials arrested in Korba|date=2010-01-11|access-date=2010-01-26|newspaper=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115082506/http://www.hindustantimes.com/3-Chinese-techies-held-for-Balco-mishap/H1-Article1-496274.aspx|archive-date=15 January 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|author=Anderlini, Jamil|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8411aa16-ac90-11de-a754-00144feabdc0.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211221204/https://www.ft.com/content/8411aa16-ac90-11de-a754-00144feabdc0|archive-date=11 December 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=India questions Sepco staff over chimney collapse|date=2009-09-29|access-date=2009-09-29|newspaper=Financial Times}}{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/25-die-in-accident-at-balco%5Cs-new-plant-at-korba/371100/|title=25 die in accident at BALCO's new plant at Korba|date=2009-09-24|access-date=2009-09-24|newspaper=Business Standard}}

Korba is located at {{Coord|22.35|N|82.68|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Korba.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Korba] It has an average elevation of {{cvt|252|m}}. {{As of|2011}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Korba city had a population of 365,253. Korba City is a part of the Korba District which was formed on 25 May 1998. The forest area cover of Korba is {{cvt|4187.375|km2}}. There are 17 police stations in Korba and it contains five blocks.{{cite web|url = https://korba.gov.in/about-district/demography/|title= Demography of Korba District|access-date= 2011-01-12|publisher= Government of Chhattisgarh}}

Korba is headquarter of Korba district. Korba City has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government.

Korba (Lok Sabha constituency) is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency for the city and constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:{{cite web

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}} Rampur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 20), Korba (assembly constituency no. 21), Katghora (assembly constituency no. 22) and Pali-Tanakhar (ST) (assembly constituency no. 23) is part of Korba district. Currently, Jyotsna Charan Das Mahant of Indian National Congress is a member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha and Lakhanlal Devangan of Bharatiya Janata Party sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly from Korba (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[http://www.elections.in/chhattisgarh/assembly-constituencies/korba.html Korba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]

The nearest airport is Bilaspur Airport, located {{cvt|100|km}} southwest from Korba. Previously, the Government of Chhattisgarh was planning to expand and develop the airstrip present within the city premises. However, due to restricted amount of space within the airfield and due to the city's extent, the government has proposed to build a new domestic airport at Baikunthpur, {{cvt|145|km}} north of Korba.{{cite news|title=Monthly Allowance To Unemployed Youth, Focus On Metro, Sports & Infra: CM Baghel Tabels Chhattisgarh Budget|url=https://news.abplive.com/states/chhattisgarh-budget-2023-announcement-for-health-education-agriculture-budget-highlights-cm-bhupesh-baghel-1586508|work=ABP News|date=6 March 2023|access-date=9 March 2023|language=en}}

The nearest railway station Korba railway station, which is connected to Champa, which in turn lies on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. The stations come under the South East Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. It is also directly connected to Bilaspur, the divisional headquarter of the railway zone.

Korba is well connected with a bus transport to various cities within and outside the state. Regular bus services are operated by the government and private operators from Korba Bus Station, the main bus station of the city, to cities like Bilaspur, Champa, Ambikapur, Raipur, Raigarh, Jharsuguda, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur, among others.

===Roadways===

Korba is well connected with the state and neighbouring states with a network of national and state highways. The major highways are National Highway 149B till Champa and National Highway 130 via Bilaspur till Raipur.

• Government Polytechnic, Korba
• Jyoti Bhushan Pratap Singh Law College, Korba
• Kamla Nehru College, Korba

• DAV Public School, Gevra
• DAV Public School, Kusmunda
• Delhi Public School NTPC Korba
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Korba
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, NTPC Korba
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kusmunda Korba
• Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gopalpur, Korba

• Satrenga
• Godhi, Korba
• List of cities in Chhattisgarh

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