(1) Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory (Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited- FCI , closed in 2002) conceived here in the early industrialized India. It was also known for few other companies situated here such as ACC Limited (formerly Associated Cement Company Limited), Coal Mines of Indian Iron and Steel Company(IISCo), which has been taken over by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) etc. Another subject of topographical importance is the Damodar river which acted both as source of water and electricity for the township.