Kulti
human settlement
Kulti, a neighbourhood in Asansol, is located in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation.
History
Kulti introduced modern metallurgy in India. In 1870, James Erskin, an Englishman, established the Bengal Iron Works (also known as Barakar Iron Works. It had two open top furnaces of approved Scottish design and initially purchased locally produced coke. The locally available iron ore contained 47 percent metallic iron. The limestone came from deposits nearby. Auxiliary equipment included blowing engines, apparatus for heating the blast, hoist and water pumps. The blast furnaces produced 40 tons of grey pig iron every 24 hours. Offices, scale houses, stores and dwelling houses were separately built.
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