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An essay on distribution of coal in india

Answer 1

Coking Coal.

It is used for iron and steel industry and smelting. It is found in Jharia coal mines. Ordinary coking coal is found in Raniganj and the western part of Jharia, Bokaro, Ramgarh, northern Karanpura (Damodar Valley) and in some mines of M.P

(2) Ordinary Coal.

Apart from coking coal the ordinary variety of coal has reserve of 64 billion tonnes. This type of coal is used in railway engines, steamships, thermal electric plants, chemical industry and for domestic purposes.

This type of coal is found in (i) Western Raniganj, (ii) Karanpura (Northern and Southern part), (iii) Bokaro (iv) Rajmahal (Damodar Valley) (v) Talcher (Mahanadi Valley) (vi) Singrauli, Korba, Sohagpura (vii) Sanhat (Sone Valley) (viii) Kampatee (Maharashtra) (ix) Godavari Valley (A.P)

India being a large country its every state tries to get coal from the nearest source in order to cut transport charges and its early supply. As such:

(i) The Northern states of India depend upon coal produced in Raniganj, Jharia, Bokaro, Karanpura, Rajmahal and Singrauli.

(ii) The Southern Indian States meet their coal demand from coal of Godavari valley mines.

(iii) The north-eastern states draw coal from Assam, Arunachal and Meghalaya states, situated close by.

Answer 2

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The major coal deposits in India are Gondwana coal which are metallurgical coal and are located in Damodar Valley (West Bengal, Jharkhand). These constitute mainly Jharia, Dhanbad, Ranigunj, and Bokaro coal fields. Besides, the Godavari, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valley also contain coal deposits.

India has abundant domestic reserves of coal. Most of these are in the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.

Nearly 95% of india's coal is from the Gondwana formation (which is in the Satpuras) and is found in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

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