How to reach

You Have 2 ways to reach there

OPTION 1

1. Go to Manoharpur.

<Now, don’t start mailing me about the train schedules and availability. Check them yourself from www.indianrail.gov.in or www.irctc.co.in. Don’t jump with joy, if you found a train connecting your place to Manoharpur. Read on.om here, you’ve to go by bus. Fare is Rs 45/-. That bus stop is just 3-4 min walking distance from railway station. There’re only 2 buses. First bus to Meghahatuburu is at 8.30. Next one at 13.30. That’s all. It takes 2 hrs to reach Meghahatuburu / Kiriburu. Don’t expect an expressway there. The road is just ok, with considerable bumps, to make sure that you don’t nap, unless you’re damn tired, and miss the surrounding beauty and at the same time not so bumpy to make you swear not to take that road again.

NOTE;- Now Manny More Buses From Manorpur To Meghahatuburu / Kiriburu

3. Ask the conductor if the bus passes the guest house (details given below) that you plan to stay in. Don’t start thinking of hiring another vehicle to take you there, if it doesn’t. It’s just round the corner.

4. Ideal trip is for 3 days, with 2^nd day, preferably, being a working day. Make sure you reach Manoharpur by 7.30 AM on Day 1 and have your breakfast. Catch that 8.30 AM bus. After reaching, check in into the guest house. Also, ask the guest house in-charge if you can get breakfast/lunch/dinner in their mess. Generally, they provide. If you want to visit the mines and the ore treatment plant, set out immediately to SAIL’s office. Meet “Manager: Mines” and get permission to visit the mine and the treatment plant on Day2. Try for Meghahatuburu mines. They are better than Kiriburu mines. If he refuses to permit, don’t pester him. That poor guy has to consider so many factors, right from your safety to his and plant’s safety, before he permits. Who knows? You may be a Moubadi, carrying out a reconnaissance to plant a bomb. Carry any id card issued by government and your office id, to prove that you are not a Maoist. Carry an AK-47, if you’re a Moubadi.5. I assume that you’d your lunch by now. Now, start roaming about the place. If you want, you can venture into the forest to catch a glimpse of some animals. Don’t ask me where you can find them!! Make sure you carry some basic items like a hi power torch, mosquito repellant etc. Spend time in forest according to your interest and adventurous spirit. Here ends Day1. Places of interest given below.6. Don’t sleep till late morning. Wake up well before Sunrise and set off to “View Point”. I was told that one can see Sunrise and Sunset from that point. But, I found the name of the place as “Sunset View Point”. To see it by myself, it was a cloudy day and I couldn’t say Hello to sun even by mid-day. Now, come back to guest house and have your breakfast.If you secured permission to visit mines and plant, visit them. Probably, you can come out by mid day. Spend remaining day by wandering around. By evening go to “Sunset View Point” and enjoy that.7. Now starts Day3. Roam in Kiriburu / Meghahatuburu. Not much to see there. You can just get an idea of the lifestyle of people there. Reach your guest house by appropriate time and have lunch. Now, go to “Bank More” to catch the last bus to Manoharpur at 13.30, unless you plan to catch early morning bus.To go back to Manoharpur, there are again two buses. 1^st one at 5.30AM and last one at 13.30. Watch out. The buses are not always on time. At the same time, chances of them leaving before scheduled time are very very remote. Almost nil. You’ll be in Manoharpur within 2.5 hrs. Now, you’re back into this so-called civilized world. Get back to your home. Transfer all the fotos from your digi cam to your computer. Send me shots of the animals and moubadis, if you got any

OPTION 2

Catch   12021 TATA Janshatabdi. (You can also try for passenger trains.) <

Train No	Train Name	Runs From Source	Runs On
12021	BBN JANSHATABDI	HOWRAH JN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN

SNo	Stn Code	Stn Name	Route No.	Arrival Time	Dep. Time	Halt Time (In Minutes)	Distance	Day	Remark
1	HWH	HOWRAH JN	1	Source	06:20		0	1
2	KGP	KHARAGPUR JN	1	07:58	08:00	2:00	116	1
3	TATA	TATANAGAR JN	1	09:45	09:55	10:00	250	1
4	CBSA	CHAIBASA	1	10:51	10:52	1:00	312	1
5	DPS	DANGOAPOSI	1	11:41	11:42	1:00	367	1
6	NOMD	NOAMUNDI	1	11:57	11:58	1:00	375	1
7	BJMD	BARA JAMDA	1	12:23	12:25	2:00	389	1
8	BBN	BARABIL	1	13:15	Destination		398	1

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Catch   12022 TATA Janshatabdi. (You can also try for passenger trains.)for Return <

Train No	Train Name	Runs From Source	Runs On
12022	BBN JANSHATABDI	BARABIL	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN

SNo	Stn Code	Stn Name	Route No.	Arrival Time	Dep. Time	Halt Time (In Minutes)	Distance	Day	Remark
1	BBN	BARABIL	1	Source	13:45		0	1
2	BJMD	BARA JAMDA	1	14:05	14:07	2:00	10	1
3	NOMD	NOAMUNDI	1	14:28	14:29	1:00	24	1
4	DPS	DANGOAPOSI	1	14:44	14:45	1:00	32	1
5	CBSA	CHAIBASA	1	15:41	15:42	1:00	86	1
6	TATA	TATANAGAR JN	1	17:00	17:10	10:00	149	1
7	KGP	KHARAGPUR JN	1	18:53	18:55	2:00	283	1
8	SRC	SANTRAGACHI JN	1	20:17	20:18	1:00	391	1
9	HWH	HOWRAH JN	1	20:50	Destination		398	1

Get down at BBN. Go to Bus stand. Its around 2 km from the railway station.

3. You get some buses and some private vehicles to go to Meghahatuburu / Kiriburu.

NOTE;- The SAIL Buses allso  Available On Train Time

Fare is around Rs. 50/-.{The SAIL Buses Without Any Fare}

 Road is very bad. Don’t be surprised if you cross ditches 1-2 feet deep. In fact, you should be ready for them.

4. You are there. Refer to “Option 1” for some more info about the place.

What? Why are you still on this page? If this info is sufficient, why do you need to look at the succeeding parts of this blog? Go to “Comments” and thank me.