Question

Elaborate in details the distribution of coal in India

Answer 1

uIn India coal deposits are found mainly of two geological ages –
1. Gondwana coal deposits, which are about 200 million years old. 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.
2. Tertiary coal deposits which are around 55 million years old. Tertiary coal deposits are found in the North-Eastern states of Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
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Answer 2

Coal deposcoal which are found mainly in two geological ages.

1.The mojor coal deposit is Gondwana coal which are mainly metallurgical coal and thus located in Domodar valley.

This constitute mainly Jharia.Dhanbad,Ranigunj and Bomako coal fields.

2.Tertiary coal deposits which are found in the North Eastern states of Meghalaya,Assam,Arunachal,Pradesh and Nagaland.