Kirandul

Kirandul is a town and a municipality in Dantewada district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is located roughly 400 km south of Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh and 41 km southwest of Dantewada-the district headquarters. The way to travel is by road with frequent bus service from Raipur, Bhilai and Jagdalpur or by train from Jagdalpur and Visakhapatnam. It has one of the world's largest iron ore reserves according to a 2021 survey. 10,000 tribals from surrounding 200 villages had protested for five days against mining operations in Kirandul and Bailadila range in 2019.